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Three held by police probing alleged assault on activist Owen Jones
Jones aid he was attacked while out celebrating his 35th birthday with pals in north London earlier this month
Council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch rogue landlords keeping tenants in ‘appalling’ conditions
The aircraft spotted illegal structures where often vulnerable people are charged to live in cramped squalor
Pics show a sheep munching can of Irn Bru – as ecologists warn it could have died
The heart-wrenching photos show the faded aluminum can protruding from a sheep’s mouth, as it lies on the grass in a field near Ullapool, Scottish Highlands
Brexit: British car manufacturing declined 10.6% in July – worst period since 2001
Carmakers’ trade body has ‘serious concern’ over fall in production for last 14 months
Health crisis as Amazon fires burn out of control
The number of people treated for respiratory issues in Brazil is increasing sharply amid warnings about the Amazon's ecosystem.
Not Love, Actually: Hugh Grant dubs Boris Johnson ‘over-promoted rubber bath toy’
"You will not f with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. F off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects."
Backlash against ‘tinpot dictator’ Johnson amid legal bids to stop parliament being suspended
“We believe Parliament can be unsuspended”
Flooding in Britain ‘being made worse and more frequent by climate change’
Rising temperatures are causing soil to become more humid as more rain falls between The Alps and Iceland, according to research
Climate activist Greta Thunberg crosses the Atlantic
She and a sailing crew encountered rough seas on the way to New York.