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Keir Starmer hits out at government ‘chaos’ over exam replacements
“It frustrates me immensely that this week’s big moment in so many young people’s lives is being risked by the chaos and incompetence at the top of this government," Starmer said.
Tory tsar warns of climate catastrophe whilst backing fossil fuels
"Human behaviour is alarmingly accelerating global warming," he said, whilst defending allegations that he flew to 30 countries in seven months.
New UN report to set out stark reality of the climate crisis
It will contain warnings of how soon global temperatures could rise 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – a limit that countries have pledged to avoid breaching because of the dangerous consequences for humanity.
Relaunched Brexit Party has bank account cancelled
"It's not like we're some extremist zealots," its leader has insisted.
Dominic Raab acted within travel quarantine rules, government insists
It comes as the foreign secretary was criticised in a newspaper report for allegedly avoiding quarantine rules upon his return to the UK from France.
Johnson was rescued by protection officers after being swept to sea paddleboarding in Scotland
The PM holidayed on the west coast of Scotland last year and almost came a cropper while out at sea.
Nasa looking for applicants who want to pretend to live on Mars for a year
Successful candidates will take up residence at Mars Dune Alpha in Houston in an experiment paving the way for a future real-life trip to Mars.
Anti-vaxxer who died with Covid was ‘brainwashed by YouTube and social media’
"It was a daily thing that he said to us: 'You don't need to have it, you'll be fine, just be careful.'"
What’s left to privatise? A look at the increasingly narrow and bizarre list of public services going under the hammer
From visa application services to government website domains, the Tory government is running out of things to sell.