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- Prince Andrew should contact US investigators - Epstein victims' lawyer 21 November, 2019The duke should volunteer to be interviewed, a lawyer for some victims of Jeffrey Epstein says.
- Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure - Sondland 21 November, 2019Ambassador Gordon Sondland tells the impeachment inquiry he followed the president's orders.
- General election 2019: Corbyn to unveil Labour's 'radical' manifesto 21 November, 2019The Labour leader will say his plans are fully costed, and voters can trust the party to deliver them.
- General election 2019: Labour and Tories push housing policies 20 November, 2019Labour wants to build 100,000 new council houses a year, while the Tories vow more help for first-time buyers.
- 'I made my film Fish to keep my son's dreams alive' 21 November, 2019A film shot by a father and son, while in detention on the Hungarian-Serbian border, is shown at human rights film festivals in Europe.
- UK workers 'fake sickies to avoid going to work' 21 November, 2019A BBC survey about morals in the UK finds 40% of adults would call in sick if they needed a day off.
- General election 2019: Lib Dems consider hung Parliament options 20 November, 2019The party thinks it can achieve its aim of stopping Brexit if there is no outright winner on 12 December.
- Andrew Lloyd Webber tackles West End ticket touts 21 November, 2019The music mogul has joined forces with ethical ticket-resellers Twickets.
- 'Half of women will be carers by the age of 46' 21 November, 2019Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities more than a decade earlier than men, says study.
- Government refuses law change on child-abuse retrials 21 November, 2019Current double-jeopardy laws do not allow child-abuse suspects to be retried if new evidence emerges.
