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Plastic litter increases by nearly 10% on UK beaches, charity clean-up finds
The amount of plastic litter on beaches around the UK increased by almost a tenth last year, volunteer beach cleans have...
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Smoking rates ‘increasing’ in some parts of England, study suggests
Progress in slashing smoking rates across England has “stalled” in recent years, with apparent increases in some are...
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Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn ‘cruel cuts’
Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, ...
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Parliamentary report names 18th British victim of 2023 Hamas attack
All 18 British nationals killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel in October 2023 have been named for the first time in a re...
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‘Short-term’ local roads funding slammed as repairs backlog nears £17bn
The cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch has been estimated at a record high ...
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Charles and Camilla to meet Pope during state visit, Buckingham Palace confirms
The King and Queen’s planned state visit to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis will go ahead despite the pontiff’s con...
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Keir Starmer meets new Canadian prime minister Mark Carney at Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the new prime minister of Canada to Downing Street on his first foreign trip since being s...
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Drag queen The Vivienne died after taking ketamine, family says
James Lee Williams, who won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK under their drag name, was found dead at the age...
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Ex-scout leader found guilty of child sexual offences after 27 years on run
A former scout leader and school housemaster has been found guilty of numerous sexual offences against young boys after ...