Government sources describe reports a deal has already been agreed as mere ‘speculation’
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Pine marten kits spotted in national park for first time in 100 years
It is a ‘historic moment’ for conservation efforts
Bridget Phillipson’s fury that a vulnerable child was placed in a caravan at cost of £75,000
Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has told The Independent that she wants to end the practice of putting vulnerable children in care into illegal squalid homes
Starmer and Macron will join forces on nuclear deterrents in cases of ‘extreme threats’ to Europe
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron also agreed to ramp up orders of deadly Storm Shadow missiles
Police hunt for teenager missing from Redcar for over a month
Clothing belonging to ‘vulnerable’ 18-year-old found at beach she was seen heading towards
Kemi Badenoch to call for tougher restrictions on benefits to cut welfare bill
“It is not fair to spend £1 billion a month on benefits for foreign nationals and on handing out taxpayer-funded cars for conditions like constipation.”
Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer
Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike
Police investigating mass brawl on Bournemouth beach release CCTV
Dorset Police says a girl and a number of officers were injured in the incident
Infected blood victims facing ‘new layer of psychological pain’ amid compensation failings, damning report finds
Brian Langstaff concluded the government’s apology would be meaningless if victims are not involved in the compensation process
Boy, 12, dies in south London flat fire
Emergency services were called to the fire late last night