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'Extremely angry' BBC star in sex pictures scandal faces new claims
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‘Extremely angry’ BBC star in sex pictures scandal faces new claims

LONDON: Allegations mushroomed Wednesday against a star BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit pictures, as three more people came forward with…

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Rishi Sunaks: Rishi Sunak govt loses legal bid to keep Bojo texts secret
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Rishi Sunaks: Rishi Sunak govt loses legal bid to keep Bojo texts secret

LONDON: British PM Rishi Sunak’s government must hand over potentially embarrassing WhatsApp messages sought by its own public inquiry into the Covid pandemic after it…

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'Terrible': UK minister sorry for lockdown-breaking party video
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‘Terrible’: UK minister sorry for lockdown-breaking party video

LONDON: Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020…

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Johnson: Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over 'partygate'
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Johnson: Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over ‘partygate’

LONDON: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee…

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Rishi Sunak in slanging match with predecessor Boris Johnson
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Rishi Sunak in slanging match with predecessor Boris Johnson

LONDON: British PM Rishi Sunak on Monday became embroiled in a public war of words with Boris Johnson, in a spat over the former leader’s…

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UK PM Rishi Sunak faces a new electoral headache after Boris Johnson resigns
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UK PM Rishi Sunak faces a new electoral headache after Boris Johnson resigns

PM Rishi Sunak faces a new electoral headache after Boris Johnson’s surprise resignation from Parliament triggered at least three byelections that could highlight softening support…

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UK politics reels from shock of ex-PM Boris Johnson's departure
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UK politics reels from shock of ex-PM Boris Johnson’s departure

LONDON: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson‘s angry departure from parliament over Covid lockdown-breaking parties sparked fevered speculation on Saturday over his and the current…

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Former British PM Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament
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Former British PM Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament

LONDON – Britain’s former Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly resigned his parliamentary seat on Friday, another dramatic twist in the career of one of the…

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Covid: UK govt launches legal fight over Covid-era messages
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Covid: UK govt launches legal fight over Covid-era messages

LONDON: The UK government said on Thursday it will mount a legal challenge over the release of documents to a public inquiry probing its handling…

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BoJo referred to police over new claims he broke Covid rules

LONDON: Former British PM Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the government’s cabinet office over new allegations he broke lockdown rules during the…

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