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Why Dog licensing is a sensible approach for canine safety in the UK
American XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year following a series of attacks, Rishi Sunak has said.
American XL bully dogs to be banned in UK, says Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak has disclosed plans to prohibit American XL bully dogs in response to a series of recent attacks.
Oxbridge dethroned as Scottish university named best in UK
The University of St Andrews has been named the top UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
Labour small boats scheme criticised as it sets out plans to cut asylum backlog
So-called ‘Nightingale courts’ will be used to speed-up asylum decisions, Sir Keir Starmer’s party said.
No 10 refuses to guarantee HS2 will run to Manchester
No 10 suggested ministers would need to balance the interests of ‘passengers and taxpayers’ when asked whether the second stage could be scrapped.
‘Part time King’ Charles works just seven weeks in a year
"For most days of most weeks of the year theirs is a life of leisure", Graham Smith, the CEO of Republic, said.
Matt Hancock pushes limit on Celebrity SAS after ‘adversity’ as health secretary
“After coming through the most challenging period as health secretary during the pandemic, I wanted to push my limits.”
Richard Curtis uses Al Pacino’s Any Given Sunday speech to inspire global action on climate change
The acclaimed filmmaker is aiming to bring attention to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals reaching the halfway mark.
Quarter of UK universities offer food banks to students as cost of living soars
The report ‘raises important questions about whether universities should themselves be the ones to plug the growing gaps in student finance’.