Der Spartakusaufstand in Berlin
Am 5. Januar 1919 brach im Nachkriegsdeutschland ein Machtkampf aus. Januar 1919: Barrikade in Berlin während des Aufstands Deutschland war im Ersten Weltkrieg besiegt, gedemütigt, litt unter einem enormen Mangel an Nahrungsmitteln und wurde von der Grippeepidemie heimgesucht, die Europa…
Rachel Reeves stutters as she’s asked one simple question about her expenses
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Major decision announced over Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence
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Brexit stalwart’s new project will have Labour and Tories running scared
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Rachel Reeves is proof Keir Starmer’s pledge to restore trust was a sick joke
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BT down: Huge outage leave thousands without emails
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Donald Trump threatens to clobber UK economy with bigger tariffs than China
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Rachel Reeves’s Budget move branded ‘absolute insult’ to working people
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Two people arrested in connection with murder of woman, 58, following Bexhill stabbing
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