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Two Just Stop Oil protesters have appeared in court accused of damaging two jets that were sprayed with orange paint at Stansted Airport. The pair are said to have used angle grinders to break through an airport fence at around 5am on June 20, before using fire extinguishers filled with paint. Prosecutors allege that the […]
Farming and environment groups have called on the new Government to double the amount of land used to grow fruit and vegetables. The UK must stop relying on imports and fix diets by scaling up a “nature-friendly” British horticulture sector, an open letter co-ordinated by the Soil Association says. The letter warns that if the […]
More than half of UK parents fear they will not be able to afford a holiday this summer, a survey suggests. As schools break up for the summer, 51% of parents say a holiday is beyond their budget and 52% say they could not stretch to a short break or activities for their children, the […]
Employers are being urged to be flexible when allowing staff time off to watch the Olympic Games in the coming weeks. Conciliatory service Acas suggested businesses put agreements in place covering requests for time off, sickness absence or watching TV during the Paris Olympics which open on Friday and run until August 11. Acas chief […]
The number of people in England being diagnosed with dementia is at a record high, according to new figures from the NHS. The latest data shows a record 487,432 people had a diagnosis in June. While diagnosis rates are at their highest since the start of the pandemic at 65%, the health service said it […]
The Prince of Wales received an annual private income of more than £23 million last year, accounts have shown. William, as heir to the throne, is entitled to the surplus profits of the Duchy of Cornwall estate, and received the full amount in 2023-24, his first full financial year as the Duke of Cornwall. The […]
The Prime Minister is to launch a new body on Monday to deal with Britain’s “fragmented and broken” skills training system. To be called Skills England, the plan was included in Labour’s manifesto and is intended to ensure training provision is aligned with the needs of the economy. It will bring together central and local […]
Luke Humphries became just the fourth man to win the World Championship and World Matchplay in the same year after a dramatic triumph in Blackpool. The world number one, who won at Alexandra Palace in January, cemented his position at the summit of the sport with a 18-15 win over Michael van Gerwen at the […]
Shoaib Bashir helped himself to a flurry of West Indian wickets after hundreds from Joe Root and Harry Brook set up England’s series-clinching 241-run win at Trent Bridge. Root and Brook, the long-reigning king of England’s batting unit and his heir apparent, reeled off classy centuries to pave the way for a sprint to victory […]
US President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for re-election following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. The decision comes after escalating pressure from Mr Biden’s Democratic allies to step […]