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Planning system must protect nature, Government warned as it unveils reforms

Planning system must protect nature, Government warned as it unveils reforms

Planning system must protect nature, Government warned as it unveils reforms

22 January 2025

Ministers have set out plans to speed up infrastructure development by changing rules on meeting environmental obligations.


Number of blue badges in England rises 10.5% in a year to record high

Number of blue badges in England rises 10.5% in a year to record high

Number of blue badges in England rises 10.5% in a year to record high

22 January 2025

There were 2.84 million valid blue badges in England at the end of March 2024, analysis of Department for Transport data found.


Freed British-Israeli hostage thanks Tottenham Hotspur for ‘incredible support’

Freed British-Israeli hostage thanks Tottenham Hotspur for ‘incredible support’

Freed British-Israeli hostage thanks Tottenham Hotspur for ‘incredible support’

22 January 2025

New pictures show Ms Damari wearing a navy T-shirt and black cap while holding a Tottenham Hotspur scarf.


Settlement with Harry and Lord Watson draws line under legal claims, NGN says

Settlement with Harry and Lord Watson draws line under legal claims, NGN says

Settlement with Harry and Lord Watson draws line under legal claims, NGN says

22 January 2025

A spokesperson stressed there had been no voicemail interception at The Sun.


No suggestion anyone else involved in death of father and daughter, say police

No suggestion anyone else involved in death of father and daughter, say police

No suggestion anyone else involved in death of father and daughter, say police

22 January 2025

The bodies of Mark Gordon, 36, and his six-year-old daughter Hope were found in West Calder on Monday afternoon.


Taoiseach selection delayed as Irish Parliament erupts in row

Taoiseach selection delayed as Irish Parliament erupts in row

Taoiseach selection delayed as Irish Parliament erupts in row

22 January 2025

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin had been poised to become Ireland’s next premier.


Charities slam laws which allow ‘careless’ retailers to sell deadly knives

Charities slam laws which allow ‘careless’ retailers to sell deadly knives

Charities slam laws which allow ‘careless’ retailers to sell deadly knives

22 January 2025

The calls came after it emerged that Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, then 17, ordered a knife on Amazon before killing three girls.


Swinney says he has confidence in Gray after second apology over football trips

Swinney says he has confidence in Gray after second apology over football trips

Swinney says he has confidence in Gray after second apology over football trips

22 January 2025

The First Minister defended his Health Secretary who has come under fire for his statements to Holyrood on his free trips to football matches.


‘Hard to imagine’ further legal claims against NGN, says judge

‘Hard to imagine’ further legal claims against NGN, says judge

‘Hard to imagine’ further legal claims against NGN, says judge

22 January 2025

The Duke of Sussex settled his legal action against The Sun’s publisher on Wednesday.


Harry the ‘predator’ who took on the ‘big beasts of the tabloid jungle’

Harry the ‘predator’ who took on the ‘big beasts of the tabloid jungle’

Harry the ‘predator’ who took on the ‘big beasts of the tabloid jungle’

22 January 2025

The duke, who has settled his legal claim against the publisher of The Sun, has fought lengthy legal battles against sections of the media.


Musk must defend his own actions, No 10 says, following straight-arm gesture

Musk must defend his own actions, No 10 says, following straight-arm gesture

Musk must defend his own actions, No 10 says, following straight-arm gesture

22 January 2025

Billionaire Mr Musk made a gesture at a rally for Donald Trump some have claimed was a Nazi salute.


Offer free swimming to help the nation’s health, MPs told

Offer free swimming to help the nation’s health, MPs told

Offer free swimming to help the nation’s health, MPs told

22 January 2025

Tower Hamlets in east London started offering a free swimming programme last year, the Health and Social Care Committee heard.


Shop manager took his own life after watches worth £1.38m stolen, court told

Shop manager took his own life after watches worth £1.38m stolen, court told

Shop manager took his own life after watches worth £1.38m stolen, court told

22 January 2025

Junior Kunu and Mannix Pedro are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court charged with conspiring with others to commit robbery.


Failure to recover police officer numbers in NI unimaginable, Boutcher says

Failure to recover police officer numbers in NI unimaginable, Boutcher says

Failure to recover police officer numbers in NI unimaginable, Boutcher says

22 January 2025

The PSNI has launched a recruitment campaign as the chief constable said he wants the force to grow to at least 7,000 officers.


Two Met Police officers cleared of gross misconduct over death of man in custody

Two Met Police officers cleared of gross misconduct over death of man in custody

Two Met Police officers cleared of gross misconduct over death of man in custody

22 January 2025

The family of Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic who died in police custody, said they were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the outcome.


Police waiting for correspondence from parties in newspaper intrusion case

Police waiting for correspondence from parties in newspaper intrusion case

Police waiting for correspondence from parties in newspaper intrusion case

22 January 2025

The Met previously investigated claims of phone hacking at the now defunct tabloid News of the World between 2011 and 2015.


Meta denies claims it is pushing users to follow accounts linked to Trump team

Meta denies claims it is pushing users to follow accounts linked to Trump team

Meta denies claims it is pushing users to follow accounts linked to Trump team

22 January 2025

Some users have complained of being unable to unfollow accounts linked to the new US president’s administration.


Grangemouth closure a ‘shining example of how not to do anything’, MPs told

Grangemouth closure a ‘shining example of how not to do anything’, MPs told

Grangemouth closure a ‘shining example of how not to do anything’, MPs told

22 January 2025

Just Transition Commissioner Richard Hardy addressed the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster.


Royal Navy sub used to warn off Russian spy ship, Healey tells MPs

Royal Navy sub used to warn off Russian spy ship, Healey tells MPs

Royal Navy sub used to warn off Russian spy ship, Healey tells MPs

22 January 2025

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.


Storm Eowyn forecast to bring 90mph winds and a risk to life

Storm Eowyn forecast to bring 90mph winds and a risk to life

Storm Eowyn forecast to bring 90mph winds and a risk to life

22 January 2025

The Met Office has issued an amber warning of wind from 6am to 9pm on Friday across the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales.


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