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Nature-friendly farming scheme boosts insect and bird numbers

Butterflies, bees and bats are among the wildlife being helped by England's nature-friendly farming schemes, government research finds.

'Sprinkled with stardust' Stoke's legendary UFO lands on stage

For residents of the Bentilee estate in Stoke-on-Trent, once one of the largest in Europe and made up almost entirely of social housing, life had been tough.

Triple triumph for dominant Americans as Johnson-Thompson sets up bid for gold

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone led a triumphant night for US athletics by beating her own world record in the women's 400m hurdles as further golds fell at the Paris Games to Americans in the women's long jump and men's 110m hurdles.

Suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot had chemicals to build bomb - police

The 19-year-old prime suspect in an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert that led to the cancellation of the singer's three-night run in Vienna had collected chemicals with the intention of building a bomb, senior Austrian security officials have said.

Second Manchester officer facing criminal investigation

A second police officer is under criminal investigation for assault after an incident at Manchester airport in July, the police watchdog said.

'Protest turned to party' Stand against extremism sent out a powerful message

When thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered on streets in England on Wednesday they took a stand against extremism knowing more unrest was a realistic possibility.

Khan on the riots "The far-right will go on trying to divide our communities'

Sadiq Khan is no stranger to racist abuse. As one of the UK's most high-profile Muslim politicians, he has been targeted by opposition politicians and online trolls alike.

Labour Councillor held over call to 'cut throats'

A suspended Labour councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after a video emerged in which he appeared to call for far-right protesters' throats to be cut.

Tory reaction Badenoch criticised for low profile

Kemi Badenoch, one of the Tory leadership candidates, has been criticised by fellow Tories for adopting a \"submarine\" strategy in which she has kept a low national profile during the riots which have spread across Britain over the last week.

Police celebrate 'turning point' as mass arrests put off rioters

Senior police have described a \"turning point\" in the disorder seen across England in the past week, suggesting swift sentencing and a major public order operation acted as deterrents to far right-led agitators.

Shear brilliance Working at rapid clip helps woman set world record

Una Cameron may not be an Olympian, but this week she achieved a feat of athleticism to rival anything accomplished by Team GB in Paris - and requiring just as much intensive training and support.

Sellafield 'sorry' as it admits guilt for failures

Sellafield has apologised after pleading guilty to criminal charges over cybersecurity failings at the UK's most hazardous nuclear site, admitting they could have threatened national security.

Puigdemont returns to Spain then disappears

Catalan police have launched an operation to find and arrest Carles Puigdemont and set up roadblocks on routes to the French border after the fugitive former regional president returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of a few thousand in Barcelona, then promptly disappeared.

Laws to stop fake news are not fit for purpose, says London mayor

Laws designed to counter misinformation are \"not fit for purpose\" and must be revisited after the spread of online falsehoods contributed to this month's far-right riots, the London mayor has said.

Frustration as Hayter slip hands Australia gold in old rivals' 'classic fightout'

GB's 1,000th medalis silver as pursuiters crack on last lap and women’s team win bronze

Second gender row boxer Lin into gold medal match after comfortable victory

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting will compete for an Olympic gold medal for the first time after she defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision in their women's 57kg semi-final.

'I lived like all Cubans, I was no longer in the bubble of sports'

Anational hero after his gold in Tokyo, Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez now proudly flies the flag for refugees

'End of my first life': Karabatic bids emotional farewell

France lose in overtime after failing to close out quarter-final to end handball legend's chance of fourth gold

Old Trafford will be kept if United build new stadium

Manchester United do not plan to demolish Old Trafford if they build a new stadium. Their home ground since 1910 would probably be scaled down to 30,000 capacity for use by the women's team and academy.

House prices forecast to rise through year after jump of 0.8% in July

UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July, and lower mortgage rates are expected to lead to continued growth throughout the rest of the year, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.

'In our DNA' Iceland's president on the push for gender equality

Halla Tómasdóttir was just 11 years old when Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became Iceland's head of state and in the process the world's first democratically elected female president.

Green boost: Walz adds strength on climate policy to Harris's campaign for US presidency

Environmental groups in the US have welcomed the announcement of Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris's running mate in the presidential election, as the pair continued their battleground tour with rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan yesterday.

Putin meets top military advisers as Ukrainian forces extend incursion into Kursk

Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region continued into a second day yesterday, prompting Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.

Dhaka Student army swaps placards for brooms as the clean-up begins

Students have been out in force on the streets of Dhaka - no longer protesting, but instead working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of the past few days.

Experts explain the science behind foiling static hair

It is one downside of hot, dry weather: static hair that sticks up in a Worzel Gummidge-style halo.

Prospective homebuyers focus more on beds than boilers

A fifth of homebuyers spend less than 20 minutes looking at a home before deciding to make an offer, with viewers more likely to focus on artworks and furniture than structural features, research suggests.

Stakeknife inquiry chief voices concern over timing of fresh documents from MI5

The police chief investigating murders allegedly carried out by Freddie Scappaticci, a British agent in the IRA known as Stakeknife, has expressed alarm that hundreds of pages of files providing \"new investigative leads\" have been found by MI5 a year after Scappaticci's death.

"Despair' Indian wrestler over 50kg limit by weight of banana

India's Olympic contingent were left devastated yesterday after one of their marquee athletes, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was disqualified hours before her gold medal match for exceeding the 50kg restriction by the weight of a medium-sized banana (100 grams) despitecutting off her hair in an attempt to fight for gold.

'It was crazy': Hudson-Smith pipped at line to take silver in men's 400m final

Matt Hudson-Smith missed out by four-hundredths of a second on a first British Olympic gold in the men's 400m since Chariots of Fire's Eric Liddell but a slew of silvers kept Britain neck-and-neck with France in the Olympic medal table.

Supreme court bars Begum's appeal in UK citizenship case

Shamima Begum's legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a significant blow from the supreme court, which refused to hear an appeal.