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Badger culling rolled out to 11 new areas despite Government pledge to phase it out
"You will be remembered as the prime minister who presided over the greatest slaughter of a protected animal in living memory."
‘Govt cannot side-step its responsibility’ as schools hit with Covid cases
“We are hearing stories of teachers being told they must travel hundreds of miles for a test – the Government must act on this immediately.”
Staff member at school Boris Johnson visited tested positive for Covid-19
Number 10 is yet to confirm whether the prime minister and his staff will self isolate.
After Scotland records worst drug death rate in EU Govt still won’t declare health emergency
"We are surprised and disappointed by the Government’s almost wholesale rejection of recommendations."
Assange could be given 175 years in jail if extradition hearing fails
Assange’s supporters have accused the US administration of targeting the Australian national for “political” reasons after WikiLeaks exposed alleged war crimes and human rights abuses.
Five boats sink at Texas Trump parade with boaters calling for help “almost immediately”
Images of the event show the water of Lake Travis choppy with the wakes of dozens of boats flying American, Texas and Trump 2020 flags.
Watch: Jacob Blake speaks out for first time since Kenosha shooting
In a video posted on Twitter by his family’s lawyer Ben Crump, Mr Blake said from his hospital bed: “Twenty-four hours, every 24 hours it’s pain, nothing but pain."
Young people told to stop partying as Bolton lockdown extended
Bolton Council said the new restrictions aim to prevent a local lockdown, after the town’s infection rate increased to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week – the highest in England.
One dead as police hunt lone suspect following stabbings in Birmingham
One witness told BBC Radio 5 Live that the attack seemed like “one group of boys against another group of boys”.