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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.
Norman Conquest coin cache shows evidence of tax evasion
Thousands of silver coins dating back to 1066 were found in a Somerset field by metal detectorists.
Six arrested after cocaine ‘worth £60m’ seized on yacht
The operation is believed to be the second biggest of its kind by the National Crime Agency in recent years.
Pound slides on news of PM’s plan to prorogue Parliament
Sterling slid 0.74% against the dollar and 0.77% against the euro in early trading on Wednesday.
Epstein accusers says Prince Andrew ‘knows what he’s done.’
A woman who alleges she was a victim of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and claimed she was forced into a sexual encounter with the Duke of York has urged the royal to “come clean”.