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Burnham’s ‘Breturn’ puts Britain’s EU future back on the agenda

Prime minister Andy Burnham’s call to reconsider Britain’s long-term relationship with the EU has reopened the debate over Brexit, with potential implications for trade, investment and sterling.

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The Manchester model: How one NHS region built its own alternative to Palantir

As pressure grows on the government over its £330m NHS data contract with the US technology company, Greater Manchester is offering a different approach.

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Nearly 50 arrested in crackdown on people smugglers using Irish route

They were arrested in a three-day operation targeting criminal gangs accused of smuggling people from Ireland into the UK

Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali questions traditions around marriage
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Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali questions traditions around marriage

The Pakistani filmmaker’s new film explores family, religion, grief and superstition through the story of a young bride

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Swinney takes Scotland's biggest exporters to India as trade deal opens doors

Scotland's first minister will visit Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai this month, with whisky, salmon and universities hoping the UK-India trade deal opens doors in one of the world's biggest consumer markets.

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From Hollywood to Bollywood, women filmmakers 'turn smaller budgets into bigger returns'

A 30-year study of nearly 200,000 films finds that films with women screenwriters often deliver higher profits and returns, while women remain largely absent from the biggest-budget productions

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Child sexual abuse inquiry turns to Birmingham and Wales

The statutory inquiry, which can compel witnesses and demand documents, will examine how agencies in Birmingham and Wales responded to the sexual exploitation of children, and whether cultural, ethnic or religious factors shaped that response.

Australian court throws out Indigenous elder's bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide
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Australian court throws out Indigenous elder's bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide

The ruling came as Earl Spencer accused the King of a "very aggressive" response to his memoir about Diana.