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Village and town greens may be under threat
Britain’s oldest national conservation body says the latest judgement has consequences for the rights of people all over the country to protect land they have used for decades.
Eradicating elephant poaching is unrealistic until ivory demand from South East Asia is tackled
But the rate elephants killed due to poaching has fallen by 60 per cent in the last eight years.
Three held after reality TV’s Spencer Matthews caught up in smash and grab heist
The Made In Chelsea star, 30, described his ordeal at The Hour House shop in Marylebone, central London, after it was robbed of up to half-a-million pounds worth of watches
Police force cancels all leave as hundreds of Hell’s Angels bikers to ride through county
Surrey Police's Assistant Chief Constable Nev Kemp said Harley Davidson enthusiasts should be in "no doubt" crime and anti-social behaviour will be dealt with swiftly, after all officers' holidays were cancelled.
Martial arts instructor in critical condition after gang “tried to beat him to death” for his moped
He was attacked by seven youths, one armed with a knife as they tried to steal his moped outside a restaurant.
Judge orders Boris Johnson to face trial for ‘lying and misleading’ in Brexit campaign
Lewis Powett QC, representing Marcus Ball, the creator of the “Brexit Justice” campaign to prosecute Johnson over his “abuse of public trust”, insisted: “These are systematic and repeated lies.”
Labour Party expels Alastair Campbell for voting Liberal Democrat
The Labour Party has expelled Alastair Campbell after Tony Blair’s former spin doctor voted for the Liberal Democrats in the European elections. Alastair Campbell has been a very vocal campaigner for a second referendum on Brexit and had switched his vote for the Lib Dems who were unambiguously campaigning for a People’s Vote and the option to remain in the EU. Labour were punished for a more complex approach to Brexit, polling third after the Brexit Party and the Lib...
JLS star Oritse Williams cleared of raping a woman in his hotel room
The former JLS singer was accused of raping a 20-year-old fan with his friend after inviting her back to his hotel room
Mum admits killing her twin toddlers on Boxing Day
Samantha Ford admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after her 23-month-old twins, Jake and Chloe Ford, were found dead in their beds in the early hours of December 27.