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Extinction Rebellion set up fruit and veg stalls in UK’s biggest meat market
Smithfield Market was blocked by Animal Rebellion and transformed into a vegan market.
Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter
Saturn’s 20 new moons are minuscule, each barely three miles in diameter.
Government reveals ‘desperate’ strategies to ’scupper’ delay to Brexit this month
Amber Rudd blames memo in Spectator warning ‘cooperation will be in the toilet’ on Dominic Cummings
Boris Johnson calls Extinction Rebellion ‘uncooperative crusties’ and says Margaret Thatcher was ‘green revolutionary’
The PM claimed Margaret Thatcher took greenhouse gases seriously long before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg was born.
Man charged with murders of three men stabbed in Essex
Tom Saunders, 32, is due to appear before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Seven new species appear for first time on list of world’s 25 most endangered primates
Among the most endangered on the list is the Skywalker gibbon, which now numbers less than 150 in the wild
Pizza Express calls in financial advisers as debts spiral to £655m
Pizza Express set for debt talks with creditors amid difficult trading conditions for casual dining chains in the UK.
Ofcom takes BBC to task over transparency in Munchetty complaints process
The media regulator has said the BBC must be more transparent about its complaints process.
All female crew of 300 women will take part in round the world sail to raise awareness of plastic pollution
They are due to set sail from Plymouth tomorrow