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Call for fair, ambitious climate plan as UK emissions-cutting targets at risk
A Friends of the Earth report warns the UK is off track to meet climate targets on the 16th anniversary of world-leading legislation.
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Government announces plans to ‘get Britain working again’
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce the plans on Tuesday as part of wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity and deliver the Government’s promise to bring more ...
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More flooding ‘likely’ this week as Storm Bert clean-up continues
More flooding is “likely” this week after Storm Bert brought torrential rain over the weekend, the Environment Secretary said. Steve Reed said its impacts “should be less severe” than they were on ...
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MPs to vote on smoking ban and vape sales ‘deliberately targeted at children’
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill prevents anyone born after January 1 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can ...
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Two Britons missing after tourist yacht sinks off Egypt coast
Two Britons are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt, the PA news agency understands. Consular support is being provided to “a number of British nationals and their families” ...
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Alex Jones’ bankruptcy judge orders new hearing on The Onion’s Infowars bid
US bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez decided to put off an emergency motion to disqualify The Onion’s bid until early December.
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Video game ends ‘collaboration’ with Conor McGregor
A popular video game developer has decided to pull content featuring Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor from sale, after a woman who said he raped her won a civil claim for damages against him.
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New spiking offence aims to bring law up to date, minister says
Making spiking a specific offence is about making sure the law is up to date to deal with it as a crime, justice minister Alex Davies-Jones has said. Labour plans to make spiking a specific offence ...
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Opponents of assisted dying ‘not hearing’ stories of terminally ill, says MP
At a meeting in Parliament on Monday evening, a panel of terminally ill and bereaved people urged parliamentarians to back the Bill proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater when it comes before the ...
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Ministers told ‘incompetence’ at Met Office led to underestimation of Storm Bert
Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.
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Kate to play a part in Emir of Qatar’s state visit
The Princess of Wales is set to play a role in the Emir of Qatar’s state visit to the UK next week. Kate, who is recovering from cancer, will join her husband the Prince of Wales in greeting Sheikh ...
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16 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say
At least 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough weather, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers ...