Exclusive: ‘Any policy allowing imports that do not match UK animal-welfare policies simply props up an industry the public has firmly rejected,’ says critic

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‘We are devastated by loss of one of the amazing volunteer marshal community’

The Metropolitan Police seized 507 privately-owned e-scooters in just seven days last month

One millionaire claims he paid tens of thousands of pounds before dining with future king

The chancellor warns the UK’s border rules damage the economy and tourism

Uber and Deliveroo among firms joining drive to boost jab take-up

Government spending on grassroots sport almost halved under Conservatives

A German true crime podcast has helped bring the cold case back to the public’s attention

The NHS said the devices ‘may be less accurate if you have brown or black skin’

The Met Office’s long range forecast points to another heatwave in mid-August following stormy weather while the first half of the month will feature the same unsettled, changeable conditions we’ve seen recently

‘I want us to look at that, I’m not saying that’s the best route, but it’s really interesting,’ MP says

Prime minister’s wife reveals she was ‘heartbroken’ by miscarriage earlier this year

Exclusive: ‘She is trying to get her money back. Also by this stage, her real life feels so scary and so dark she can’t face it so she is continually seeking to escape it,’ says psychotherapist

Exclusive: Secret cameras found birds panting, crippled and resorting to cannibalism, vegan charity says

Across the UK, parks are being planned for sites once earmarked for commercial development. Could this really this signal a new future for our urban landscape, asks Colin Drury

Universities to join drive to encourage young people to get jabbed

Members reportedly pay £250,000 for regular chats with PM and chancellor

The child’s body was discovered in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park

Detectives ask men at scene, who fled when officers approached, to come forward with information

Women are not suspects but might have vital information, say detectives

Prices of tests to travel abroad vary from £20 to £575

‘Twenty years of failed geo-strategy’: Retired army chief rues Western ‘defeat’

UK came ‘perilously close’ to triage approach during Covid outbreak, warns charity boss

Exclusive: ‘On The Move’ website claims to offer ‘reliable information’ but does not disclose government affiliation

Gang chased and cornered Bradley Gledhill before stabbing, stamping and kicking him to death

Conservatives could lose up to 16 seats in the south and east of England

A two-mile-long tunnel would have been built as part of the plan