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Video – Complaints after Piers Morgan called Cummings a ‘rat-faced weasel’
The GMB presenter impersonated Boris Johnson and slammed Dominic Cummings.
20 double decker busloads worth of litter left in London’s Royal Parks
Park managers have described it as a “never-before-seen level of littering.”
Siberia heatwave ‘impossible’ without manmade climate change
June saw a new reported record high Arctic temperature, on the back of unusually hot conditions since the beginning of 2020
Shamima Begum wins right to return to Britain and challenge citizenship ruling
The court of appeal has overturned a ruling which stated that Begum had not been illegally made stateless while she was in Syria
Majorca bars and clubs popular with foreign tourists ordered to close
Scenes of boozy Majorca visitors ignoring social distancing rules and going without face masks went viral on social media in recent weeks.
Sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester removed from Colston plinth
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees said any decision on how the plinth should be used would be decided democratically through consultation.
Don’t blame Asian people for coronavirus spikes, councillors warn
Around a third of Blackburn in Darwen’s 148,000 population are from ethnic backgrounds - with a large Pakistani heritage population - and the authority is third on the list of highest weekly coronavirus rates in England
Prince William stresses urgent need for end to illegal wildlife trade
The Duke of Cambridge joined a United for Wildlife Taskforce meeting – his first ever webinar.
The Andrew Neil Show cut as BBC wields axe
The political discussion show has been discontinued as the BBC announced more than 500 job cuts