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A devastating blaze has caused “total devastation” to heathland in Suffolk, prompting the National Trust to launch a public appeal for its restoration.

The whole of Wales is now in drought, as the UK struggles with extreme heat, wildfires and dry conditions that experts warn may linger until the autumn.

Robert F. Kennedy to host cooking show with focus on inexpensive meals

Robert F. Kennedy to host cooking show with focus on inexpensive meals

Guys, we really need to save on welfare costs. That’s why we made a controversial cut of £5b to disability support.

Half of England has been declared officially in drought, as farmers warn the extreme conditions and record-breaking heatwaves are making it “harder, riskier and more costly” to produce food.

The haul is part of Operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs

Gardeners across the UK are being urged to help hedgehogs and foxes ad the heatwaves take their toll on wildlife.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic, privately complained about President Donald Trump’s ramblings — and compared him to an “obnoxious adolescent” — in personal diary entries released this weekend.

In his first major interview since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham admitted to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the nation’s welfare bill has to be reduced.

The BBC has demanded that Donald Trump hand over his personal text messages in a £10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit over his alleged involvement in the January 6 riots in Washington.

Elon Musk admits he “got carried away” working inside Donald Trump’s administration as the unelected director of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where he implemented mass firings and radically cut federal spending.

The U.S. Navy is restricting press access to information about service members by no longer releasing details about sailors’ service history

After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs

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A federal judge in Florida ruled that Donald Trump must provide detailed information about his companies’ finances in response to a motion filed by the BBC in the president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the U.K. broadcaster.

There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in the UK, the UKHSA has said

An estimated 7.4 million low-income UK households were not able to afford at least one essential item in the last six months, an anti-poverty organisation said

Truly wild areas should be “within striking distance of everyone” so people can see how nature-rich their landscapes could be, conservationists have said.

CE agents are now making arrests at a record pace after easing off operations in the wake of two high-profile killings of protesters in Minnesota earlier this year.

Republican Thom Tillis earlier made meeting with survivors a requisite for his support for Trump’s pick for attorney general

Part of their latest attempts to rein in tech behemoths’ deep control over the digital economy and foster competition.

JD Vance sought last week to use a military helicopter to ferry himself and his son across Washington for a golf lesson, one of a number of allegedly unusual travel requests that has left the Republican’s security detail “fed up,” MS Now reports.

The work and pensions secretary has paved the way for another fight with MPs over Britain’s welfare bill, saying Labour must stop “simply writing a cheque” for benefits claimants and instead provide more job support.

The home secretary has impressed many with her sure footed handling of the immigration crisis

The Department of Homeland Security vowed to ‘rapidly’ equip officers with body cameras after agents carried out a pair of fatal shootings in January

David Sanchez, brother of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has been convicted of administrative misconduct and handed a nine-year ban from holding public office, marking a fresh political setback for the Socialist leader.

David Sanchez, brother of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has been convicted of administrative misconduct and handed a nine-year ban from holding public office, marking a fresh political setback for the Socialist leader.

President Donald Trump officially paid magazine writer E. Jean Carroll more than $5.6 million that he owed her after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.

Since 2025, Department of Homeland Security refugee agents have operated exclusively in South Africa, where President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed white citizens are under threat, NOTUS reported Thursday. Working through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, these agents interview applicants and determine whether they qualify for resettlement in the U.S.

Rutte previously raised eyebrows by calling Trump ‘daddy’ at last year’s summit

Agreement is aimed at boosting Australia’s mining industry and bolstering India’s nuclear-power generation

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The Department of Homeland Security has ditched its shiny “Defend the Homeland” branding added to ICE cars under former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s leadership — opting to return to vehicles with a lower profile, according to a report.

Polls show JD Vance is far ahead of Marco Rubio in a hypothetical race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination

The California governor described White House reporters as ‘sycophants’

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The report comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington’s most sacred cultural and historic institutions

Temperatures were between 100 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit in Delaware County, Ohio on the day of the spill

The president has claimed the fair is “packed with happy people” but footage from the National Mall tells a different story

A panel of judges on a notorious conservative federal appeals court has ruled that people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention must be granted a bond hearing before a judge within 90 days of their arrest.

Many of those polled failed to correctly answer basic questions about American independence and the Constitution

The president has claimed the fair is “packed with happy people” but footage from the National Mall tells a different story

Internal National Park Service documents seen by The Washington Post suggest visitors should “avoid prolonged exposure” in unhealthy areas

Totally normal to suggest a ban on pregnant foreigners, the forced sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry, and the dissolution of the United States, when the supreme court doesn’t rule in in your favor.

The Trump administration cost the American taxpayer $11 billion by telling workers not to work under Elon Musk-inspired efforts to gut the federal workforce last year, a report found.

Totally normal to suggest a ban on pregnant foreigners, the forced sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry, and the dissolution of the United States, when the supreme court doesn’t rule in in your favor.

Shabana Mahmood is a really horrible person whose policies are cruel. She’s one of the worst people in the Labour administration and should be fired immediately.

Vyacheslav Khasanov, 37, the club’s owner, received a seven-year jail term and was ordered to pay a fine of 1 million roubles

The fact it still was a crime is kind of ridiculous. In my opinion, it’s the country and local council’s duty to ensure everyone within it can live in dignity and comfort. Criminalizing someone for your incompetence is incredibly backwards.