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Matt Hancock defends Covid care home plan as ‘the least-worst decision’
A civil servant earlier this week described the toll as a ‘generational slaughter within care homes’
British trophy-hunters shoot dozens of endangered animals including elephants, bears, baboons and cheetahs
Joanna Lumley condemns UK’s ‘shameful’ role in loss of African wildlife
Eight arrested over conspiracy to destroy London’s Ulez cameras
The London arrests took place in Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northwood, Sutton and Eltham
Britain’s Starmer backs his Treasury chief after U-turns dent the government’s fiscal plans
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is secure in her job after a series of government U-turns dented her revenue-raising plans
Sought-after Jellycats targeted by criminal gangs in soft toy crimewave
With demand high for the 1,000-or-so Jellycat toys, independent shops are facing a wave of shoplifting incidents
MPs vote to support proscribing Palestine Action as terror group
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said ‘violence and serious criminal damage has no place in legitimate protest’ as she gears up to ban the group
Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager tells court she was ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into Georgia
The teenager faces charges of possession and trafficking a large amount of illegal drugs
UK accused of hypocrisy at landmark UN foreign aid conference
Experts at the fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) say the UK cannot talk up its role in helping developing nations while cutting aid commitments
Kate Middleton reveals ‘life-changing’ cancer journey is a ‘rollercoaster’
The Princess of Wales reveals the toll cancer takes on family and friends