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Cumbria council to reconsider pursuing controversial new coal mine
Environmental campaigners have warned it undermines UK efforts to tackle climate change.
JD Sports building EU warehouse because of Brexit disruption
Peter Cowgill, executive chairman, said disruption in shipping goods to mainland Europe meant extra costs in the “double digit millions”.
Queen accused of trying to change law to hide wealth as close family member claimed furlough money
He has “embarrassed” the royal family after his company claimed furlough funds, a royal finances expert has said.
Five-figure fines and jail terms: Hancock announces new travel restrictions
Passengers face fines of up to £10,000 for failing to quarantine, and those who lie on their passenger locator forms face up to ten years in jail.
Coronavirus was not created in a lab, WHO confirms
The leader of a WHO fact-finding mission to Wuhan said the "lab incident hypothesis" is "extremely unlikely".
Brexit: Barriers to shellfish exports as seafood could be rebranded to appeal to UK diners
The moves are reminiscent of other changes to fish names to make them sound more appealing. Patagonian toothfish, for example, was changed to become Chilean seabass in the United States and Canada
UK declines to follow US in suspending Saudi arms sales over Yemen conflict
Saudi Arabia represented 40% of the volume of UK arms exports between 2010 and 2019.
Alastair Campbell: We need to think about mental health in a different way
The former director of communications opens up about mental health ahead of the publication of his next volume of diaries.
Covid vaccine could turn you gay – Iranian cleric claims
Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian, who hails from the city of Qom, is known for his historic vitriol against Western medicine.