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The IndependentTuesday, 27 October 2026
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Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis
The UK has ‘weaker control’ over immigration since leaving European Union, warns prime minister, as he says he wants to rejoin in his lifetime – but rules out returning to free movement without another referendum
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Lula triumphs over far-right to win historic fourth term in Brazil
The left-wing incumbent claimed a knife-edge victory over Flavio Bolsonaro, who has refused to accept defeat
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‘The risk was that people were going to get hurt – everyone knew that’
Inside the Coagh IRA ambush, one of the most controversial SAS killings in Northern Ireland
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