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A group of bison from a UK-first conservation project in Kent is settling into its new home in Cumbria as part of a scheme to restore wildlife. Land managers say the animals at Castletown Estate, between the Eden and Esk rivers north of Carlisle, are already starting to “bash through” woodland and open up habitat to create a much richer and more diverse landscape. The […]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent for more than two decades, an investigation has shown. The National Audit Office has published a report into the royal family’s residential property arrangements after controversy surrounding the disgraced former duke’s lease of the Crown Estate home. Other findings by the public spending watchdog […]

New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola accepts he cannot promise success but is aware of what is expected of him and is ready for the challenge of winning titles. The 43-year-old is understood to have signed a two-year contract, in keeping with his way of operating at former clubs where he also opted not for long-term deals. Liverpool did consider other candidates but Iraola emerged […]

The blueprint for Britain’s defence spending will be “another step up” in the amount spent on the military, Sir Keir Starmer has vowed. The Defence Investment Plan will be published before the Nato summit in Turkey, beginning on July 7, the Prime Minister also announced. The plan has been delayed since last year because of a stand-off within the Cabinet over costs, reporting […]

Detectives have made a fresh appeal for information to help solve the murder of a university graduate on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. MelanieHallwas last seen at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath in the early hours of June 9 1996 after a night out with friends. The last sighting of the 25-year-old hospital clerical worker was inside the nightclub in Walcot Street. On October […]

New vaccine technology created with the help of artificial intelligence could provide immunity against whole families of viruses and protect people from any future mutations in a single jab, according to scientists. The method could prevent pandemics before they begin, saving millions of lives and helping countries avoid lockdowns, researchers said. The “super-antigen” is developed by using machine learning that analyses past and current outbreaks […]

Michael O'Neill side are preparing for the Nations League and Euro 2028 Michael O’Neill is keen to get a look at the latest batch of Northern Ireland prospects when they take on Guinea in a friendly in Spain on Thursday. Youth has been a central theme in Northern Ireland squads since O’Neill returned for a second stint as manager in 2022, and the promise in this group was […]

Nigel Farage has defended his response to the murder of Henry Nowak, after the Prime Minister branded him “unforgiveable” for suggesting the public should feel “pure, cold rage” about the case. The Reform UK leader, who has been accused by his political opponents of stoking racial tensions with his remarks, said division in Britain would get “far worse” if steps were not taken to change policing culture. Political […]