Centuries-old Scottish oak named after ceilidh band wins tree of the year vote
The Skipinnish Oak will go on to compete for European Tree of the Year early next year.
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Minimum wage to rise 6.7% as Chancellor plots path to ‘genuine living wage’
Wages will rise for 3.5 million workers, but the Low Pay Commission warned businesses were beginning to struggle with large increases.
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Some patients of disgraced surgeon felt he was subject of ‘witch hunt’ – inquest
Ian Paterson was jailed in 2017 for multiple counts of wounding.
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Midwife ‘wrongly trusted’ doctors, inquiry into baby’s death told
Freya Murphy died a week after her birth at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in July 2018.
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Trick or treat? Rare tiger cubs given pumpkin surprise
The four rare Amur tiger cubs – Ginger Biscuit, Dora-Boo, Seeka and Heidi – were born at Longleat Safari Park in May.
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Just 7% of England’s land protected for nature, Government assessment shows
The Environment Department published criteria for what can count towards a global target to protect 30% of land by 2030.
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Austrian peacekeepers injured in missile strike at camp in Lebanon
The news came as Hezbollah named their new leader in succession to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month.
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Zelensky: Russia is ‘internationalising’ war by deploying North Korean troops
North Korea is believed to have sent 10,000 troops to Russia for deployment in Ukraine with more expected to follow.
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Czech company CEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce to build small nuclear reactors
The company plans to build the first small modular reactor at the existing Temelin nuclear plant in the first half of the 2030s.
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Private schools have means to help special needs pupils hit by VAT – Streeting
Independent schools should be able to mitigate against pupils with special educational needs are priced out, Wes Streeting has said.
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Jacob Bethell called up for England Test tour of New Zealand
Wicketkeper-batter Jamie Smith misses the tour due to paternity leave.
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Network Rail aims to tackle ‘Euston rush’
Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure.
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Four killed as Russian missiles and bombs hit Ukraine’s biggest cities
Russian forces used drones and glide bombs to attack civilian targets in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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Fact check: The proportion of adults paying income tax has risen since 2014
In the 2014-15 fiscal year around 30.7 million people paid income tax, and this reached 37.4 million a decade later.
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China ready to launch next crew to its orbiting space station
The mission carrying three astronauts is expected to take off on Wednesday.
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