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Penelope Crumb Wainscot examines the national talent for rescuing strangers while leaving their contact details to fend for themselves.
A politician admits he is lying, asks to finish and earns praise for his honesty. The actual truth remains a separate commitment.
The Future Borders and Immigration System has delivered eVisas and travel authorisations, but an inspection says someone still needs to keep the benefits moving.
A university trains aspiring politicians to explain why owing more after ten years of repayments is a problem with the borrower’s attitude.
Officials confirm that "no right to remain" remains entirely compatible with remaining.
Specialist officers moved in after monitoring equipment detected a sudden and sustained decline in suspect consciousness.
Standing in pubs remains legal. Barminster Council would simply like to know whether putting one foot on the brass rail counts as a mixed use development.
The rental property register rollout promises clearer checks for renters, while one house key faces an identity crisis of its own.
A Swindon man identifies as “they” to claim two personal tax allowances. HMRC suddenly discovers that words have very precise meanings when money is involved.
André Loranger becomes the new United Kingdom National Statistician, giving Britain’s official numbers a senior reader and a cupboard to escape from.
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