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Concerns Poole Harbour oil leak still poses ‘significant threat’
About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid were released into Owers Bay on Sunday from the pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.
Giant puppet Little Amal leads walk in Brighton
The puppet became an international symbol of human rights after she journeyed 8,000km from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester in 2021.
Brits have more confidence in the EU than Westminster
David Davis suggested the turn in fortunes could be because the UK media have stopped “kicking Brussels all the time”.
‘Holiday hunger’ payments for children axed
"A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens and this decision is an indictment on ours", Alan Law said.
Amanda Holden sparks backlash over divisive Paul O’Grady comments
The Heart Radio presenter said she loved that the comedian "was not woke in any way".
More private jets left UK than any other European country in 2022
Some flights were as short as five miles, which campaigners have called ‘unacceptable’ and ‘generally pointless’.
Around £21bn lost to fraud since start of pandemic, says watchdog
The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered.
Mhairi Black shreds Raab after Led By Donkeys sting
Black fired a pointed jibe at the deputy prime minister over a new scandal involving second earnings – asking him whats his “going rate”
Local Tories issue legal threats over plans for asylum seekers
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the plans are needed to accommodate migrants’ ‘essential living needs and nothing more’.