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Ministers' culture wars over species reintroduction must end-expert

Culture wars by ministers around reintroducing animals such as beavers and lynx must end if we are to restore nature in this country, the head of the government's species reintroduction taskforce has told the Guardian.

Hollywood-on-Tees Action thriller set in north-east hopes to attract film industry

It is sometimes seen as the backdrop to kitchen-sink dramas and gritty series about working-class communities, but a new film hopes to showcase a different version of north-east England.

The Traitors TV show's art of dressing for deception

The wrong word can be the difference between surviving or not on The Traitors, the parlour game turned reality TV show that has again gripped the nation.

Eats, shoots - and thrives? IVF helps species back from brink

Najin and her daughter Fatu, the world's last two living northern white rhinos, inhabit an evolutionary twilight zone: the last living proof of a lineage that stretches back millions of years, but is functionally extinct.

UK in worse position than before Brexit as trade talks with Canada come to nothing

The UK has halted trade talks with Canada, with discussions breaking down after a disagreement over beef and cheese.

Who's in the army now? Uphill battle facing Britain's military recruiters

Yesterday, soldiers from the British army's Royal Anglian regiment were practising their part in a Nato exercise due to take place in Poland in March.

Calls to criminalise deepfake explicit imagery as Taylor Swift is targeted

The rapid online spread of \"deepimages of Taylor calls, including from US politicians, to criminalise the practice, in which artificial intelligence is used to synthesise fake but convincing explicit imager fake\" pornographic Swift has renewed

British dancer dies in US after eating biscuit labelled in error as peanut-free

Tributes have been paid to a dancer from Lancashire who moved to the US and died after eating a biscuit that contained peanuts.

Cameron's activities at Greensill 'matter of interest' to Fraud Office

David Cameron's activities at the scandal-hit Greensill Capital finance company are a \"matter of interest\" in a wider investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, the Guardian understands.

Israel accuses UN court of bias for not genocide accusation rejecting

Israeli officials have accused the international court of justice (ICJ) of antisemitic bias and expressed dismay that a South African case alleging that the war in Gaza amounts to genocide was not thrown out altogether, after the court issued an emergency interim ruling yesterday.

Analysis What the court's decision means for Israel and the west

In seeking a provisional international order from the court of justice restraining Israel from committing potentially genocidal acts, South Africa did not just put Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the dock, but also the whole post-second world war rules-based order, including the authority of the ICJ itself.

The Hague How genocide case against Israel played out

Shortly after 10am local time on 11 January, a hush descended over the ornate courtroom at the Peace Palace in The Hague as the judges of the International Court of justice entered to hear South Africa's case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza.

'Running out of energy': Liverpool stunned as Klopp quits

There have been many tributes paid to Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager who yesterday announced he would be leaving the Premier League club at the end of the season.

Darts star Luke Littler quashes kebab rumours

The teenage sensation Luke Littler has scotched rumours that he was at his now-famous local kebab shop every night during his extraordinary run to the final of the World Darts Championships. \"I had a kebab after my first win and didn't have another in two weeks,\" the 17-year-old overnight star told the Guardian.

Starmer backs Nottingham attacks inquiry as government considers sentence review

Keir Starmer, has joined calls for an inquiry into any failings that led to the fatal Nottingham knife attacks.

As 'biggest, baddest ship on the planet' sets sail, campaigners question its green claims

The largest cruise ship in the world embarks on its first public voyage from Miami today.

PPE scandal Peer and husband have £75m of assets frozen' as NCA investigates fraud claims

The disgraced Conservative peer Michelle Mone and her husband have reportedly had about £75m of assets frozen or restrained by a court order.

Israel ordered by court to prevent genocide in Gaza

International court of justice tells Israel it must prevent civilian deaths and allow delivery of aid

Brilliant De Bruyne sets sights on quest for crowning glory

For City's talisman the last five months have been all about renewal the next five are all about making up for lost time

Women finally allowed to enter Iran's stadiums but battle for rights goes on

In December, 3,000 women watched the Tehran derby but seats are often poor and there is a limit on attendees

Plane crash: Ukraine says incident may have breached 'laws of war'

Russia and Ukraine have traded accusations over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claims was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv.

Cheap but lethal Drones help freeze Russian frontline action in Kupiansk

For four months, Russian troops have been trying to seize the eastern Ukrainian village of Synkivka. On a map, this looks easy. Their forward position is on the edge of a forest. It is a mere 500 metres away from the Ukrainian frontline and a shattered group of cottages.

DJ jailed for urinating on cancer patient and posting video online

A wedding DJ has been jailed for 14 weeks for urinating on a cancer patient and then posting the footage online.

Johnson is a clown, said Sturgeon, as she hit out at Covid incompetence

Nicola Sturgeon described Boris Johnson as \"a fucking clown\" when he broadcast to the nation to announce a second Covid lockdown in October 2020, telling her chief of staff: \"His utter incompetence in every sense is now offending me on behalf of politicians everywhere.\"

'It's tough, but we'll hang on' Israeli economy counts cost of the conflict

Cafe Merkaz is busy. A handful of patrons sit at its half dozen tables on Jerusalem's HaNevi'im Street on a sunny lunchtime, while inside the coffee grinders grind and a pile of sandwiches on the counter shrinks hour by hour.

ICJ case Court to give interim ruling on genocide allegation

Israeli officials are bracing for an expected interim ruling from the international court of justice on South Africa's allegation that the war in Gaza amounts to genocide against Palestinians, an emergency measure that could potentially expose Israel to international sanctions.

Qatar says Netanyahu is obstructing ceasefire 'for his own political career'

Qatar has harshly criticised Israel's prime minister, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of obstructing ceasefire and hostage release negotiations with Hamas for personal political gain.

Melanie, who topped the charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76

Melanie Safka, the American singersongwriter known as Melanie who had a global hit with Brand New Key in 1971, has died aged 76.

You don't need to be a polling genius to see PM's numbers are just dire

Drip, drip, drip. The first rule of any political rebellion is to learn how to count. Something Simon Clarke has yet to master. Though, to be fair, it is more than possible that several MPs who promised to support his call for Rishi Sunak to be replaced faded back into the shadows when the time came.

Michelle Mone Was she a leading entrepreneur or a lucky baroness?

Throughout the stunning interviews the Conservative T peer Michelle Mone gave last month, finally admitting she had lied for years when denying her involvement in lucrative PPE deals, she still maintained a claim central to her remarkable rise.