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Government pledges to treble England tree planting to tackle climate crisis
T he amount of trees being planted in England will treble within a few years to tackle the climate and…
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Charles to ‘open up palaces for the public’ when he becomes king – report
T he Prince of Wales reportedly plans to give people greater access to the royal palaces when he becomes king.…
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Moyes rues ‘poor’ West Ham decisions as top four hopes all but end
Said Benrahma salvaged a point with a superb late goal at the Amex Stadium following Danny Welbeck‘s clipped finish, but…
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Mason tells Jimenez to priortise health over football return
T ottenham head coach Ryan Mason has urged Raul Jimenez to prioritise his health over a quick return to action…
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Forecast of more rain could lead to one of wettest Mays on record
M ore rain showers are forecast for the week ahead, setting the scene for what could be one of the…
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Cattle chaos as seven wandering bullocks get lost in Yorkshire town
I t was cattle chaos after a group of wandering bullocks were spotted grazing in gardens after escaping from a…
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Tiger King star Joe Exotic diagnosed with prostate cancer
In his social media post, Mr Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, wrote: “John Phillips [Joe’s lawyer] has received…
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Thousands of Rangers fans gather at Ibrox ahead of title celebrations
T housands of Rangers fans have arrived at Ibrox setting off blue and red flares ahead of the team collecting…
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Royal British Legion marks centenary with wreath-laying ceremony
The charity marked the exact moment of its formation 100 years ago at 9am on Saturday with the laying of…
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Biden urged to oblige US vaccine makers to share technology
Many of the scientists and campaigners who helped persuade Joe Biden to back an intellectual property waiver for Covid vaccines…
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Ministers under fire over Indian variant ahead of restrictions easing
M inisters are pushing on with a major easing of restrictions on Monday despite concerns over the Indian variant of…
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US envoy arrives in Israel for de-escalation as violence continues
Hady Amr, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, will take part in talks with the two countries and…
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Mount out to follow in the footsteps of Chelsea legends at Wembley
Mount hopes to herald a new era of success for Chelsea when they play Leicester in today’s FA Cup Final…
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Rapid expansion of green list ruled out – LIVE
T he prime minister has ruled out the rapid expansion of the green travel list dashing European holiday hopes for…
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London’s best summer dining destinations
Prêt-à-Portea, The Berkeley “Couture cakes” by executive pastry chef Mourad Khiat at Prêt-à-Portea at The Berkeley The five-star London landmark…
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Netflix to create Bridgerton spin-off on Queen Charlotte
N etflix is set to create a spin-off to its hit show Bridgerton, which will focus on the origin of…
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Labour goes to war (again)
The opposition Labour party was consumed by infighting this week after Sir Keir Starmer botched a shadow cabinet reshuffle, leading…
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Israel faces existential questions with uprising by Arab citizens
The upsurge of communal violence between Arabs and Jews in a string of mixed cities across Israel came as an ugly surprise…
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Incoming DUP leader Edwin Poots vows to unite unionism and defeat NI Protocol
Edwin Poots, who recently recovered from cancer surgery, defeated the DUP’s Westminster leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in the battle to…
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Home Office says EU workers denied entry over visas should now get bail
The government on Friday signalled it would largely end detentions of EU citizens suspected of coming to work in the…
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5K runners set for test event to try to move out of lockdown
R unners are heading for the start line in an event which is being billed by organisers as “an important…
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Premier League top four race as it stands after big Liverpool win
A rare Liverpool win at Manchester United has blown the top-four race wide open once again. Chelsea’s surprise home defeat…
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Algarve rated best-value eurozone holiday destination
The Algarve in Portugal — the only EU country on the UK’s “green list” — has emerged as the best-value…
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Portugal ranked among best-value holiday destinations
P ortugal has been rated one of the world’s best-value destinations by UK holidaymakers. Some 89% of people believe the…
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Body language and the return of the ballet
I love the ballet. Yes, I was the little girl who constantly wound up her musical jewellery box with its…
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Hacking group tied to cyber attack on US pipeline said to have shut down
The criminal cyber cartel blamed for the ransomware attack on a US pipeline that caused petrol shortages for motorists this…
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From business to poetry — a road less travelled
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”: so begins the famous Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken”. But is…
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Democratic Unionists elect Edwin Poots as new party leader
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party has elected regional agriculture minister and young earth creationist Edwin Poots as its next leader…
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Covid variant puts June reopening for England at risk, Johnson warns
Boris Johnson has warned that England’s lockdown easing plans may have to be delayed due to the emergence of a…
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ECB signals inflation and growth expectations are ‘tilted to upside’
European Central Bank policymakers have said growth and inflation in the eurozone are more likely to overshoot expectations, setting up…
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Glasgow and Moray to remain in higher level of coronavirus restrictions
G lasgow and Moray will remain in Level 3 of Scotland’s five-tier system of coronavirus restrictions on Monday as the…
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House Republicans choose Trump loyalist to replace Liz Cheney
House Republicans have voted to place Donald Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik in a leadership post, cementing the former president’s enduring…
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Chilean voters prepare to elect country’s constitutional legislators
Chile will this weekend vote in the legislators who will draw up its new constitution, with the country’s centre-right government…
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Shabaka Hutchings: ‘I want to be who I looked for as a young musician’
S habaka Hutchings has been on my mind a lot during the pandemic. During the particularly humdrum moments of lockdown,…
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Sir Tom Devine: ‘I’ve always thought England would destroy the Union’
Sir Tom Devine is Scotland’s most distinguished historian since Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), but unlike the latter — at least by…
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Where have America’s babies gone?
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Khan presses ahead with Ulez expansion set to hit 140,000 drivers
A lmost 140,000 motorists a day will soon have to pay to drive in the London suburbs as Sadiq Khan…
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Singapore reimposes tough distancing rules after Covid cases rise
Singapore has reimposed strict social-distancing measures, banning in-person restaurant dining and limiting social gatherings to two people following a spate…
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Andrea Pfeffer’s Favourite Things
P feffer Sal is one of the beauty realm’s best-kept secrets. Its salon, tucked on a picture-perfect mews in Fitzrovia,…
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Could real money stack up as an inflation hedge?
If there was only one newspaper and it was only published once a decade, what would the headline be? Posing…
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High Court to hear unionists’ challenge to Northern Ireland Protocol
A legal challenge by unionists to the Northern Ireland Protocol is set to begin. The judicial review is being taken…
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Johnson and Martin to discuss Brexit tensions and N Ireland’s troubled past
N orthern Ireland’s troubled past and Brexit tensions are likely to dominate discussions between the Irish Premier and UK Prime…
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UK officials ‘anxious’ over spread of variant found in India, Johnson warns
UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said health officials are “anxious” about the Covid-19 variant first identified in India…
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Japan Inc braced for fresh hostile bids
Hostile takeovers used to be so rare in Japan that most companies could comfortably assume they would never happen. A powerful…
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Second jabs could be brought forward as Indian variant cases soar
M inisters are poised to order further action in response to the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant of concern…
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Cross-border deals need broad skills in time of trade war and pandemic
For global commercial lawyers, advising on cross-border deals between local investors and foreign capital raisers is difficult at the best…
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Holidaymakers’ travel plans in doubt as Portugal extends lockdown
B ritish holidaymakers hoping to jet off to Portugal as soon as UK travel restrictions lift are facing uncertainty after…
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Travel plans in doubt as Portugal extends lockdown
B ritish holidaymakers hoping to jet off to Portugal as soon as UK travel restrictions lift are facing uncertainty after…
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Social distancing eased for weddings but dancefloor still best avoided
N ewlyweds in England will be able to share their big day with up to 30 friends and family from…
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MI5 had warning Fishmonger’s Hall terrorist might commit attack
MI5 did not seek to prevent convicted terrorist Usman Khan from travelling alone to a conference in central London at…
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