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Boris Johnson running scared of tonight’s TV election debate on climate change
#ChickenBoris trends on Twitter as Boris Johnson chickens out of Andrew Neil interview and his own constituency hustings too.
NHS lags behind other wealthy countries and ‘quality seems to be slipping’
The NHS performs badly in key areas such as stroke, heart attack and cancer survival compared to nine other high income nations
More than a third of world’s plant species ‘are exceedingly rare and vulnerable to climate change’
Researchers spent a decade compiling the largest plant biodiversity dataset ever created
Trust in politicians has fallen to an all time low in the UK
Labour party supporters have significantly more faith in politicians than Conservative voters. Labour supporters also trust public servants more.
Otter spotted for first time in landlocked Birmingham city centre
The otter was sighted along a stretch of canal near to the busy Mailbox shopping centre and entertainment complex
Rough sleepers in Britain are to be given pods this Christmas – previously used in ‘Calais Jungle’
More than £10,000 has been raised to foot the bill for the groundbreaking initiative, which is being rolled out across Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare
Tory peer: it is ‘career ending’ to speak out about racism in Conservative party, Johnson’s comments are not fitting for a PM
The Tory peer said Boris Johnson’s islamophobic words led to Muslim women suffering increased attacks.
Police accused of “victim blaming” after telling women they put themselves at risk walking alone at night
Nottinghamshire Police's Facebook post said walking alone at night was a risk women should not be taking after reports a woman was followed by a man
Record numbers register to vote on deadline day: will voter surge help Labour in the election?
A record number of applications were submitted just in time. Does the unprecedented voter registration help Labour?