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Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns presents her Christmas card - designed by local schoolchildren following a competition - to Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak

Winners of MP's Christmas card competition announced

From left, MP Alicia Kearns presents certificates to last year's winners Gates Garden Centre, Melton Sports and Foxy Lots

Opinion: Showing my support for our local independents

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

No Boris so now I’m a Celeb is targeting Liz and Dom

Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to hospital after ‘feeling unwell'

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalised after ‘feeling unwell’

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson rakes in over £21k as second job earnings revealed

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

A privileges committee report into Boris Johnson and partygate has found the former prime minister ‘’deliberately misled’ parliament over his knowledge of parties which breached Covid-19 rules during the pandemic.

Former PM Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the pandemic. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson denies new lockdown rule breaking allegations

A cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill in wartime nearly 80 years ago has been found in a jar.

Cigar smoked by Winston Churchill during World War 2 is up for sale

Lab tests have shown vapes confiscated from school students were mostly illegal, and had high levels of lead, nickel and chromium (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Government announces crackdown on vape adverts targeting children

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims

Prince Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak speaks out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle car chase

Students are gearing up for GCSE exams

Quiz: Can you answer these GCSE maths questions

 A rare doll with a striking resemblance to a young Boris Johnson could fetch up to £17,000 when it goes under the hammer.

Doll bearing resemblance to a young Boris Johnson going up for auction

Rishi Sunak has declared his wife’s shares in a childcare agency set to benefit from budget amid investigation

Rishi Sunak declares wife’s shares in firm amid investigation

Rishi Sunak could be forced to apologise to the House of Commons is he is found to have breached the MP’s code of conduct (image: Getty Images)

What time is PMQs on today?

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Liz Truss to blame ‘woke culture’ for high taxes in fierce comeback speech

Liz Truss turns her attention to ‘woke culture’ in comeback speech

Adam Tate receives his Prime Minister's Points of Light award from Melton MP, Alicia Kearns

Prime Minister thanks Melton man for founding worldwide charity

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. (Photo: MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Silvio Berlusconi has leukaemia and in intensive care

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Boris Johnson to give evidence on Partygate this week

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak and family ‘reminded of rules’ by police on dog walk

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a bilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. President Biden hosts British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego for an AUKUS meeting to discuss the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under a pact between the three nations. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Joe Biden to visit NI for 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement

The Belfast Agreement, which is also referred to as the Good Friday Agreement, was reached on April 10, 1998.

Boris Johnson and his father Stanley

Boris Johnson nominates father for knighthood, according to report

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss a "range of complex challenges" around the Brexit treaty. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.

UK and EU agree on Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images

King Charles criticised for decision to meet Ursula von der Leyen

Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Sir Bernard Ingham - press secretary to Margaret Thatcher- dies at 90

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss: former PM says she wasn’t ‘given a realistic chance’

The 'blue plaque' commemorating Rishi Sunak's Fixed Penalty on Squires Gate Lane, Blackpool.

Pranksters erect blue plaque at spot where PM was hit with £100 fine

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

Taxpayers face huge bill to cover Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees

Police investigate Rishi Sunak for not wearing seatbelt in moving car

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss’ Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers over £4,000

King Charles III will celebrate his coronation on Saturday 6 May. (Getty Images)

King Charles asks for £1 billion wind farm profits for public

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as leader of her country in February.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live

Pro-wrestler blasts Rishi Sunak over nurses strike at Tokyo Dome

Rishi Sunak will give his first speech of 2023 today. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

All pupils in England to learn maths up to age of 18- according to PM

An organised candelit vigil at Babbs Mill Lake where a group of children fell through the ice on Sunday. Three of those children have died while a fourth, aged six, is fighting for his life in hospital.

Solihull: Boy fights for life as victim hailed hero for rescue attempt

Three boys have now died in the tragic incident, with a fourth child still fighting for his life in hospital.

Matt Hancock  Picture: Ben Stansall /AFP via Getty Images

Matt Hancock will stand down at the next General Election

Rishi Sunak

Charities sign open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak is facing MPs on his fourth PMQs on Wednesday.

How to watch this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions live

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak confronts Russian counterparts at G20 Summit in Indonesia

Rishi Sunak pictured delivering a speech at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow last year. PIC: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Make Me Prime Minister: Natalie India Balmain crowned winner of Channel 4 show

Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister crowns its winner

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer defends ‘responsible journalism’

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has pledged to ‘free the BBC’ and oppose the privatisation of Channel 4 should he become Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer defends ‘responsible journalism’

Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the moratorium on fracking in England.

Rishi Sunak reintroduces ban on fracking in England

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement after taking office outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022 in London, England. Rishi Sunak will take office as the UK's 57th Prime Minister today after he was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday. He was the only candidate to garner 100-plus votes from Conservative MPs in the contest for the top job. He said his aim was to unite his party and the country. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New PM Rishi Sunak makes first speech at 10 Downing Street

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Claudia Winkleman announces she is leaving her BBC Radio 2 show

The Met Office has issued new snow and ice warnings across the UK this weekend as temperatures plummet below freezing. (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

New snow and ice warnings issued across UK as temperatures plummet

A new international appeal has been launch by Hampshire police after new developments were made regarding the body of a man found in Micheldever in 2017 (Credit: Canva/Hampshire Police)

Face reconstruction and new clues to mystery man found dead in barn

Katie Nicholls is obsessed with all things Happy Eater (@the_happy_eater_hunter)

Meet the teacher aiming to visit every former Happy Eater restaurant

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