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The government had announced the cull despite not having the right to order the killing of healthy animals – an embarrassing misstep that caused it to scramble to build political consensus for a new law.

The report – believed to be the first of its kind in English – documents nearly 300 border-related deaths in and around the English Channel since 1999.

An economics expert told the newspaper that Laura Kuenssberg was speaking "absolute twaddle".

“Austerity is not going to feel like it’s over for lower-income families because the Chancellor yesterday chose to continue with plans to cut £1,000 from six million households’ benefits next April at a time when unemployment will be nearing its peak."

Anxious Brits were greeted with an error message: “Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties”.

And just 3 per cent of Tory voters, according to polling released today.

"Away from the headlines, the Government has slipped out an announcement on benefit rates that will come as a major blow."

Climate change and habitat loss is the biggest threat facing our planet and all of the species we share it with. As the human population continues to explode (growing from 1.6 billion in 1920 to approaching 8 billion in 2020), our thirst for land and resources has led to the collapse of many ecosystems. Human activity has altered 75 per cent of the Earth’s surface and decimated 70 per cent of animals living in the wild since 1970. Countless other...

“They have done it without any thought or consideration, they just don’t seem to care about destroying the local environment or wildlife.”