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  1. Baroness Lawlor suggested foreign students who go to university and then ‘abuse’ their visa to seek asylum should have their claim struck down.
  2. A Commons debate on baby loss comes during ‘rapid’ national investigation into maternity care in England
  3. Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.
  4. A jury found Fayaz Khan guilty last week of making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader in a TikTok post.
  5. The director of public prosecutions has been asked if the case could be resumed if the Government declares Beijing is a threat to national security.
  6. Government reforms aim to allow more natural flood management schemes and speed up building of defences.
  7. Non-food sales growth slowed to 0.7% against growth of 1.7% last September and below the 12-month average growth of 0.9%, the BRC and KPMG reported.
  8. The charity said a priority should be to ensure that mainstream housing is suitable for an aging population.
  9. The National Cyber Security Centre faced a record number of nationally significant incidents in 2024-25.
  10. The Department for Education is launching new guidance to help parents find evidence-backed advice.