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Wake up to ‘reality of trail hunting’, National Trust told
National Trust members are voting on an amendment to ban trail hunting on their land.
Prince Andrew’s lawyers accuse Giuffre of chasing ‘payday at his expense’
The Duke's lawyers accuse Virginia Giuffre of profiting "from her allegations against Epstein and others".
Wetherspoons punters in meltdown as pubs run out of salt
The country has "gone to the dogs", one disgruntled customer said, while others complained their chips had been "ruined".
Sweden’s handling of Covid ‘slow’ and ‘inefficient’, report admits
Sweden - famed for its hands-off approach to the pandemic - was "marked by delay", a report said.
Facebook’s new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers – along with everyone else
The new name for Facebook sounds like the Hebrew word for "dead".
Duke’s daughter fined just £50 for speeding, claiming ‘financial hardship’
Eliza Manners said paying the full £100 fine would cause her "cashflow issues".
BBC to make ‘sweeping changes’ to ‘raise standards’ and ‘challenge bias’
The plans come in response to the Serota Review, which said the BBC needed "improved transparency and openness".
UK COP26 president has received donations from oil tycoon
It comes as Alok Sharma says securing a climate deal in Glasgow will be "really tough" and could be harder “on lots of levels” than signing the Paris Agreement of 2015.
Rishi Sunak praises ‘world famous Burnley market’ – while stood in Bury Market
Dishy Rishi in a northern towns tizzy!