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Why Greenpeace is dropping huge boulders into the sea

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:47
Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal.

Shamima Begum: Supreme Court to rule on her fate

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:41
Five justices will decide later whether the runaway schoolgirl should be allowed back into the UK.

National Trust to plant blossom trees around UK

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:15
The National Trust is planning to plant dozens of blossoming trees at different sites around the UK.

Cornelia Connelly: Plan to move nun's remains to US abandoned

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:12
The tomb of sainthood candidate Mother Cornelia Connelly will stay at the girls' school she founded.

Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away'

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 00:02
A benefits top-up to help the poor survive lockdown is due to end - unless it is extended at the Budget.

Newspaper headlines: 'Do one's duty' as Queen makes 'vaccine plea'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 23:41
The Queen features on many of the front pages after urging people to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Salmond and Sturgeon: How the best of political double acts fell apart

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 23:00
The enviable political double act which ran Scotland for a decade is long gone. So, what went wrong?

Alex Salmond to face Holyrood inquiry amid conspiracy claims

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:58
The former first minister is to appear before the inquiry into the government's mishandling of harassment complaints.

Brexit: Welsh exports to Irish Republic 'hindered by wrong ink'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:54
CBI Wales says authorities in the Irish Republic are "zealous" when checking goods coming in.

Explore the Cairngorms - in Minecraft

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:52
The landscape has been recreated to help young people understand how to run a national park.

Labour renews vow to keep nuclear weapons

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:30
The party says the Trident missile system is "non-negotiable" and pledges to support Nato.

Queen says Covid vaccine 'didn't hurt at all'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 22:01
Anyone reluctant about getting a jab should "think about other people" and do it, the monarch adds.

Government agrees to call pregnant women mothers

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 21:57
A bill to give ministers maternity pay will change, after peers reject the use of the term "person".

Kids Company founder calls for apology from Gove

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 19:17
The charity, which supported vulnerable young people in London and Bristol, closed its doors in 2015.

Ronald Pickup: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel actor dies

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:42
The 80-year-old actor passed away peacefully after a long illness, his agent says.

UK Covid alert level drops as NHS threat 'recedes'

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:29
The move to the second-highest level means the NHS is no longer at imminent risk of being overwhelmed.

'Stansted 15' face no further action over airport protest

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:20
The protesters, who locked themselves around a plane, had their convictions quashed last month.

Furlough numbers climb sharply in January to 4.7 million

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:15
The number of people on furlough rises by 700,000 to 4.7 million after fresh lockdown measures imposed.

India in astonishing Test win over England inside two days

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 15:58
England succumb to a 10-wicket defeat against India inside two days of a remarkable third Test in Ahmedabad.

Sydney Devine's last round of applause at Gaiety theatre

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 15:57
The entertainer's funeral cortege stopped outside the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr as fans clapped for the last time.

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