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Rachel Roberts

@TheRachelPaper

Rachel is a freelance writer, based in London. Her main interests are politics and social affairs, particularly education, welfare, social mobility and women's issues.

Kate McCann and her husband Gerry talk to reporters after they delivered statements to the court in Lisbon

48 questions Kate McCann refused to answer as father slams 'fake news'

Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte Trogneux arrive in Washington

How Emmanuel Macron's parents discovered he was dating his teacher

The number of people sleeping rough in the UK has soared by more than 130 per cent in just six years [STOCK IMAGE]

Council accused of 'removing sleeping bag' of homeless man found dead

Saturday night, Sunday morning - the railway station was constructed in just nine hours

Chinese workers build railway station in just nine hours