33 minutes ago Queen Mary of Denmark delights fans in power outfit on the second day of royal visit to Germany

The royal, 52, wore a striking pair of burnt orange tailored trousers and a burgundy blazer to visit the Schleswig-Holstein state government building today in Kiel.

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47 minutes ago RHS: Sell houses with ‘garden performance certificate’ to help health and nature

The ‘GPC’ could be similar to the EPC assessment for energy efficiency, the charity suggests.

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61 minutes ago Through the roof: how a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper

Australia’s solar waste problem – identified as a priority by the federal government in 2016 – is becoming larger and more urgentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a 50m shed south of Brisbane, solar panels are being turned into silver and copper.Photovoltaic panels no longer capable of producing electricity are having their aluminium and wires removed before being ground up and refined into plastic, glass, silicon, silver and copper. So far, nothing has gone to waste.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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67 minutes ago Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died in December 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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73 minutes ago Public safety warning over police chief's plan to remove officers from courts

The scheme has been tested in Edinburgh with staff given panic alarms instead.

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1 hour ago Prisoners celebrate as they walk free from jail on day government releases inmates early to ease overcrowding

Prisoners celebrated today as they walked free from jail on the same day the government released inmates early to ease overcrowding.

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1 hour ago I've been in business for 40 years and have never felt as desperate as I do under Labour... I fear staff will take more sick days than ever before

Nimisha Raja (Pictured) has revealed she feels more desperate than ever under Labour rule as she fears staff will take 'more sick days than ever before' amid new controversial workers' rights reforms. 

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1 hour ago Chris Kaba shooting: CCTV captures moment he gunned down rival gang member

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Chris Kaba, 24, was shot dead by Met Police marksman Martyn Blake in east London just six days after he gunned down a rival gang member in a nightclub

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2 hours ago Urgent health warning issued over infection with 'irreversible' effects as cases rocket

Diagnoses of syphilis in the West Midlands shot up by 32 per cent in the past three years, especially among heterosexual men, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said

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2 hours ago UK’s exports to Israel won’t be used to break international law, minister says

Anneliese Dodds told the Commons that ‘most licences’ for exports to Israel are not for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

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