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Twenty-four barn owl chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs – a 500% increase from 2021.

A report by MPs said waiting times for cancer treatment are ‘especially worrying’.

The rise has been branded a ‘massive, collective failure’ by a charity.

Shop prices are now 8.4% higher than they were a year ago, up from an 8% increase in January, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

Bryson was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Critics have claimed the meeting between the King and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen risked politicising the monarchy.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been avoiding police since early January, moving around the country and at times sleeping rough with their baby.

The builders’ merchant said the moves came in response to a slowdown in the wider housing market and surging cost inflation.

The SNP leadership contender vowed to use his first Budget to expand free provision.

The increase in Norse’s flights between south-east England and the US signals a ramp-up in competition with legacy carriers such as British Airways.

A new project is being backed by ministers, NHS Blood and Transplant and the NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit.

Rishi Sunak said the deal agreed with the European Union addressed the concerns of people in Northern Ireland.

At a UK inquest last year, the coroner criticised the Qatari authorities for the lack of information provided to the inquest.

Brexit dominates the front pages.

Cloudy skies unfortunately prevented some keen stargazers in England’s south from getting a second glimpse.

British Transport Police are launching a campaign to warn young teenagers in three major cities against getting drawn into drug crime.

Members of the EIS and NASUWT unions have walked out on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Researchers looked at results reported in 196 peer-reviewed articles, covering more than 30 million participants.

The 31-year-old was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow in January.

The figure adds a potential £811 to annual household shopping bills, according to analysts Kantar.