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IMF says UK economy is likely to contract 0.6% as rising interest rates and higher taxes take tollBritain is expected to be the only major industrialised country to see its economy shrink this year after the impact of Liz Truss’s brief premiership prom…
Environmental improvement plan includes many ambitious pledges but hard-pressed agricultural sector will need effective supportEvery household in England ‘to be within 15 minutes of green space or water’It has taken years of campaigns and mass trespass…
Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of fundingFarmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlifeEvery household will be within a 15-minute walk of a …
Report by children’s commissioner for England finds worrying amount of content involves violenceOne in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old, according to “disturbing” new research by the children’s commissioner for E…
More than 10m people consume alcohol at levels that pose a risk to their health, experts sayGPs in England and Wales are being urged to ask patients detailed questions about their drinking habits amid concerns that thousands of people with alcohol issu…
NHS leaders warn disruption to patients could become even worse as healthcare staff plan further strikesHospitals in England have had to cancel 88,000 appointments because of strikes by nurses and ambulance staff over the last seven weeks, figures have…
House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamberA government bill aimed at cracking down on protest has suffered a number of setbacks in the House of Lords, setting the…
Noel’s House Party costume originally listed on eBay for £39 by anonymous former BBC employeeThe winner of an online auction to buy an original Mr Blobby costume has backed out just an hour after bidding £62,000 for the sought-after item.Although the o…
Both men had already been arrested following shooting of council worker in her garden in August last yearTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal shooting of a council worker in Liverpool last year.A 40-year-old and a 28-ye…
Met urges mother to come forward over concerns for her welfare after discovery in BarnetPolice have launched an appeal after a foetus was left in a box outside a north London hospital.The foetus is thought to have been aged about 16 weeks old, accordin…