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This is why May Day bank holiday may be moved next year

A BANK holiday may be moved in 2020 under new plans proposed by government ministers.

Portsmouth

Shamima Begum, going through security at Gatwick airport, before catching a flight to Turkey in 2015 to join the Islamic State group. Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Can Shamima Begum legally be stripped of her British citizenship?

THE Home Office is set to strip a British teenager who ran away to join the so-called Islamic State of her citizenship, her family have been told.

Crime

Shamima Begum ran away to join the so-called Islamic State in Syria as a 15-year-old. Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

ISIS schoolgirl to be stripped of British citizenship after joining terror group in Syria

A teenager who left the UK to join the so-called Islamic State is to be stripped of her British citizenship.

Crime

Horatia House and Leamington House in Somers Town are set to be torn down

Portsmouth tower blocks: Council says there is potential for more homes than before on site of Horatia House and Leamington House

TWO high-rise blocks in the city earmarked for deconstruction could make way for more than 440 homes as part of a multi-million-pound development.

Portsmouth

The RAF's Tornado jets are carrying out flypasts for the final time this week. Picture: Cpl Tim Laurence-RAF/PA Wire

HMS Queen Elizabeth bids 'farewell’ to Royal Air Force’s Tornado jets before final flight

BRITAIN will hear the iconic thunder of the Royal Air Force's Tornado jets for the final time this week.

Defence

Government advice on how to prepare your business for Brexit

Businesses can get help and advice on preparing for Brexit using an online tool on the government website.

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Commander Philip Harper (centre) receiving his Chartered Master Mariner status from Second Sea Lord Vice-Admiral Tony Radakin (right) and Master Mariner Captain Robert Booth (left). Picture: Royal Navy

This member of HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship company has been awarded a prestigious status

A member of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s ship’s company has been awarded a prestigious status by a senior admiral in the Royal Navy.

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Picture: Leamington House.'Picture: Sarah Standing (170831-4086)

Residents' sadness at plans to deconstruct Portsmouth tower blocks

LONG-TERM residents of two condemned Portsmouth tower blocks have spoken of their sadness at what they describe as 'the end of an era.'

Portsmouth

Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Government 'plastic tax' consultation welcomed by Gosport MP

BRITAIN could seek to introduce a ‘plastic tax’ in a bid to drive down pollution which is causing havoc in the oceans.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving at Portsmouth Harbour. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Defence Secretary defends plans to send HMS Queen Elizabeth to Pacific after China cancels trade talks

THE defence secretary has defended plans to deploy HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Pacific on her first operational mission after China s said to have cancelled trade talks with the UK following the announcement.

Defence

IS schoolgirl thought Manchester Arena bombing was 'justified' - National

A teenage girl who fled Britain to join Islamic State has claimed that she thought the Manchester Arena bombing was ‘justified’ as retaliation for Syrian air strikes.

Defence

Portsmouth tower blocks: Tory boss describes decision to take buildings down as 'over the top'

PROPOSALS to tear down the two Somers Town towers have been met with mixed reactions from other political groups.

Portsmouth

Leamington House.'Picture: Sarah Standing (170831-4086)

Portsmouth tower blocks Leamington House and Horatia House to be torn down

TWO landmark Portsmouth towers are likely to be torn down after it was revealed work to make them safe would cost upward of £86m.

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Everything you need to know about the end of Leamington House and Horatia House

FOLLOWING the news that two towers in Somers Town could be torn down Portsmouth City Council has provided answers to some frequently asked questions. Here is what the council has put together.

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Portsmouth tower blocks: The recent history of Leamington House and Horatia House

AFTER two years the saga of two Portsmouth tower blocks could be about to come to an end.

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Cladding being removed from Horatia House in 2017

This is why Leamington House and Horatia House will be taken down rather than demolished

DEMOLITION is not an option for two Portsmouth tower blocks, council officers have said.

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The council has announced plans for future of Leamington House (picture) and Horatia House. Picture: Sarah Standing (170831-4086)

Live updates and reaction as future of Portsmouth tower blocks announced

THE city council have announced plans for the future of two tower blocks.

Portsmouth

Councillor Darren Sanders at Leamington House

Leamington House and Horatia House to be ‘de-constructed’

TWO landmark Portsmouth towers are likely to be torn down after it was revealed work to make them safe would cost upward of £86m.

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Sir Christopher Chope MP. Picture: PA Wire

Solent Conservative MP Christopher Chope faces deselection after blocking FGM bill – Regional

PLANS are in motion to remove a controversial Conservative MP from his seat in the House of Commons.

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Labour MP Luciana Berger during a press conference at County Hall in Westminster, London, where she announced her resignation along with a group of six other Labour MPs. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

7 Labour MPs announce split from party and launch of The Independent Group

A group of MPs have announced that they are quitting the Labour Party this morning.

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Injured Portsmouth defender Nathan Thompson out for ‘couple of weeks’

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