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Rishi Sunak orders review of low traffic neighbourhoods
They’ve spent tens of millions of pounds promoting schemes to limit traffic in town and city centres. But now the government is flying the flag for motorists – announcing a review into ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ policies.
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Niger coup: Head of presidential guard declares himself country leader
In Niger, the head of the presidential guard has declared himself leader of the country.
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Greta Thunberg: Heatwaves start of “escalating existential crisis”
The world’s most famous climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has been out protesting in London. Her target was the government’s plans to develop the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea.
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns
Scientists say July is on track to be the world’s hottest month on record.
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‘Government have put in place a windfall tax with a huge bunch of loopholes,’ says Shadow Climate Secretary
Households across the UK have been struggling with rocketing energy bills.
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Environmental policies need to be taken seriously or we will see a much worse situation, says new chair of UN’s climate change panel
Wildfires are still burning across at least nine countries around the Mediterranean – leaving dozens of people dead.
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NatWest chief exec resigns for breaching customer confidentiality over Nigel Farage’s account
The boss of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, has resigned after admitting she gave information to the BBC about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank, and had made a “serious error of judgement”.
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‘We need to increase doctors and nurses by a lot’ to tackle growing levels ill-health and ageing population, says Health Foundation
The Health Foundation estimates that by 2040 – almost one in five people will be living with conditions like cancer, diabetes or dementia.
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NatWest boss admits ‘serious error of judgement’ in discussing Nigel Farage’s bank account with BBC journalist
The boss of NatWest Bank has admitted to a “serious error of judgement” by discussing the bank’s relationship with Nigel Farage.
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Spain’s left and right parties both claim victory as election leads to hung parliament
Spain faces another hung parliament and perhaps weeks, or even months, of political uncertainty.
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Rishi Sunak insists Government will meet commitment to boost house building
Rishi Sunak has insisted the Government will meet its commitment to boost house building.
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Government ministers back Nigel Farage over Coutts bank account closure
They don’t always agree with him, but ministers have been lining up to back Nigel Farage, who claims Coutts bank closed his account because his views “do not align” with its values.
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Met Police: Mother of murdered sisters launches campaign to tackle institutional racism
Mina Smallman insisted: “We are not the enemy, we are the cure”.
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Sunak apologises over ‘horrific’ LGBT military ban
Rishi Sunak has apologised for what he called the “horrific” historic treatment of LGBT people serving in the military.
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‘A lot of uncertainty’ around longevity of Commonwealth Games, says British Olympian
The 2026 Commonwealth Games have been thrown into doubt after Australia’s Victoria state pulled out of hosting them.
