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Good Energy agrees near-£100m takeover by UAE-linked firm

A British green electricity supplier, Good Energy, has agreed a near-£100m takeover by a company controlled by a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family. The...

Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments

Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study...

Met officer who took on knife-wielding suspect commended for bravery

A police officer who “raced” towards a knife-wielding suspect and single-handedly tackled and disarmed him as he was trying to stab another man has...

Review to criticise Prevent over Axel Rudakubana and his interest in violence

Prevent’s assessment of the danger posed by Axel Rudakubana followed policy at the time, an official review will find but it will criticise the...

Man held on suspicion of attempted murder of police officer in Greater Manchester

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after an officer was seriously injured when a vehicle was driven “at speed”...

Third of young adults in UK ‘unable to name Auschwitz or any Nazi death camps’

A third of young adults in the UK are unable to name Auschwitz or any of the other concentration camps and ghettoes where the...

Man charged with murder of woman on street in Plymouth

A 53-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a nurse and university lecturer who was found injured in the street in Plymouth. Officers...

At least 420,000 still without power in UK and Ireland after Storm Éowyn

More than 400,000 properties across the UK and Ireland remain without power after the battering by Storm Éowyn, with repair efforts hampered on Sunday...

Rediscovered Munch painting with ‘intriguing mystery’ to go on display in UK for first time

At first glance, it is a striking portrait by Edvard Munch, painted in 1892, a year before the Norwegian master was to create his...

Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders

President Donald Trump has praised British prime minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, telling reporters on Saturday his UK counterpart has “done a very good job”...

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