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Researchers have forecast that, by the year 2070, increased human land-use is expected to put hundreds of species at greater extinction risk by shrinking their natural habitats

Following last week’s announcement that YouTube would be disabling the comments function on videos of children in an effort to keep younger users of the platform safe from predators, the NSPCC has reported that the use of social media for grooming children has increased sharply. Using freedom of information data obtained from 39 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, the charity revealed that 5,161 reports of sexual communications with a child were recorded over the 18 month...

Hundreds of people including high profile lawmakers, diplomats, religious leaders and foreign representatives will hear a global Muslim leader’s message on curbing the rising racial and religious intolerance in the world. The event, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is to be held at the largest Mosque in Britain, Baitul Futuh, London, on Saturday 9th March 2019, where more than 800 guests will attend the unique event from over 20 countries. Islamophobia in the UK is at record highs and...

The Westminster stage of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has heard shocking allegations of cover ups by political parties, police and the prosecution service. Today an investigation opened into “whether Westminster institutions have failed and whether indeed they are still failing to protect children from child sex abuse.” It is set to hear “whether political parties turned a blind eye to allegations of child sex abuse against their members of parliament and leaders.” The Independent Inquiry into Child...

The government was forced to postpone the Financial Services Bill today after an official calculation showed its working majority has officially been cut to zero. Ministers took the decision to postpone the bill just hours before before it was due to be debated and voted on by MPs. The legislation, which is crucial to ensuring major financial institutions can continue to operate in the event of a no-deal Brexit, will now have to be re-scheduled for debate in the Commons...

A Tommy Robinson supporter who trolled Sajid Javid branding him "a Muslim terrorist" is a convicted rapist, a court heard. Cleaner Wayne Kirby, 49, was jailed for 28 days after posting the offensive comments on the Home Secretary's Facebook page last summer. He called for the Tory politician to be "hung, drawn and quartered” if anything happened to the right wing leader and Mr Javid "a boy." He ended the post with "legally get ready to die boy.” Kirby, who...

A fresh legal claim over a £1 billion construction project has been lodged which could add insult to misery for the embattled Transport Minister Chris Grayling. American engineering giant Bechtel is set to sue the government over the HS2 tender process. According to Sunday Times reports the US giant has claimed the procurement process for the development of Old Oak Common station, which will link with Crossrail when it opens, was unfair. Last month the £1 billion contract was awarded...

The GoFundMe page was created on Saturday and by lunchtime had received £5,520 of its £5,000 goal.

Malaika's mother Khadija Shah, from Birmingham, was arrested at Islamabad airport in 2012 and jailed for life in 2014 for smuggling 63kg (138lb) of heroin