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Woman who married herself in £8000 ceremony renews vows live on This Morning

Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing as Labour candidate, says Starmer

Watch: Iceland volcano erupts shooting bright orange lava into the air

Tory MP downs pint as he sums up what national service is: ‘One pint, one policy’

Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis opens up on working with real-life partner Claire Skinner on Christmas special

Wes Streeting asked why Diane Abbott barred from election when former Tory MP allowed to join party

Sunak serves up bacon sandwiches after sleeper train journey to Cornwall

Robert De Niro calls Donald Trump a ‘monster’ outside New York hush money trial

Watch moment football thug swings traffic cone at police

National service, tuition fees and rising rents: Tory minister asked if party ‘has a problem with young people’

Diane Abbott investigation ‘designed to humiliate’ her, says Tony Blair’s former adviser

Thief helps himself to bottle of Prosecco before stealing pub till draw

Tory minister’s blunt response when asked to apologise to Angela Rayner over council house investigation

Johnny Wactor’s ex-fiancée Tessa Farrell records tearful message to his killers

Jon Bon Jovi breaks silence on son Jake Bongiovi’s secret wedding to Millie Bobby Brown

More countries will follow Ireland in recognising Palestine, says Micheal Martin

Police seize 623kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipment bound for Europe

The Staves perform ‘I’ll Never Leave You Alone’ for Music Box

Families of hostages shout at Netanyahu as he says Rafah strike went ‘tragically wrong’

Ed Davey falls off paddleboard as Liberal Democrats campaign in Lake District

Rachel Reeves recalls how mother’s upbringing influenced Labour economic policies

Trump’s most outrageous rants during his hush money trial

Footballers transport crates of drugs in cocaine empire worth £260m

Experts discuss how to improve NHS psychiatric care — from funding to better community-based services

Labour would not match Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ if elected, says shadow minister

Parents ‘won’t face sanctions’ for teenagers who fail to do national service, says minister

Pedestrian seconds away from being hit by train after climbing barrier at railway crossing

Bruno Tonioli jokes he’ll be ‘fired’ from Britain’s Got Talent after Ant McPartlin warning

Eamonn Holmes breaks silence on Ruth Langsford divorce and thanks viewers for support

Tory MP Lucy Allan endorsing Reform is ‘vindication’, says leader Richard Tice

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