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Firefighters rescue dolphins stuck in mud in Essex
Crews from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service reached the trapped dolphins using a hovercraft and inflatable sled.
Hundreds of thousands join Lord Dubs’ plea to protect child refugees as House of Lords debate Withdrawal Bill
“Children with relatives in the UK should not be surviving alone in camps and carparks in Europe, or pushed into the hands of people smugglers because safe, legal route to reach their family are shut down."
Number of prisoners developing drug problem doubles in five years – report
A study reviewed the results of surveys with inmates carried out by prison inspectors between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
What challenges will the new Director-General face at the BBC?
Lord Tony Hall will step down from the role this summer.
Harry brands the media ‘a powerful force’ in emotional speech
Harry’s relationship with the press has been a complicated and difficult one.
ILFORD STABBINGS – Three people stabbed to death in street brawl were Sikhs, police have revealed
Two men are now in custody.
22 men are richer than 325 million women in Africa – Oxfam report
The news comes as Boris Johnson hosts the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London.
New respiratory virus spreads across China and Asia as countries start screening at airports
At least six countries in Asia and three US airports have started screening incoming airline passengers from central China as millions of Chinese travel for Lunar New Year holidays. The UK has not started screening.
Arrests after three stabbed to death in east London knife brawl
90 people died in fatal stabbings in London last year. Nationwide, the number of knife crimes being dealt with by the police and courts are the highest in a decade.