8 h. ago Welcome to the era of ‘hostage politics’, where Labour is apparently your only hope | Nesrine Malik

First it was the Conservatives and now Reform. The only thing the government has to offer is that it’s the least worst optionIt is less than a year into this Labour government and we are already in another cycle of scare tactics. During the general election, any concerns expressed over Labour’s policies (or lack thereof) were quickly shut down by the pressing need to get a disastrous Tory government out.Now in power, concerns have been once again pushed aside. There is no time for the luxury of scrutiny of accountability, because now Reform is rising and the party must be stopped. Once again, the voter is asked to park their issues with Labour and save the nation from a worse alternative. “A vote for anyone but Labour risks more chaos under a Farage-Tory coalition,” posted the Labour party on its X account in early May. “Vote Labour. Stop Reform.”Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and more On 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr...

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29 h. ago 'They don't deserve it!': Locals in Britain's most depressed town slam benefit scroungers for claiming sickness cash for 'anxiety'

EXCLUSIVE: With its tree-lined high street, rich history and the Brecon Beacons National Park just a short hike away, Rhymney should be a great place to live. But its far from it...

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35 h. ago UK’s noisiest amphibians making ‘remarkable comeback’ in South Downs

National park says reintroduction of natterjack toads has been a success.

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52 h. ago Manhunt launched after teen girl sexually assaulted on bus during rush hour

Police have released a photograph of a man they would like to speak to after a teen girl was sexually assaulted on a bus in the Great Barr area of Birmingham during rush hour

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3 d. ago MSP claims there is 'not a majority' in favour of creating Galloway National Park

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson expressed doubts over support for the plans after NatureScot presented their consultation report to the Scottish Government.

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3 d. ago ‘Totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree inspired countless photos until it was felled

The tree was planted in a pleasing fold in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall.

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3 d. ago Bison gores Florida man at Yellowstone National Park after he got too close to powerful animal

A bison gored a 47-year-old Florida man in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday, marking the park’s first bison attack of 2025

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4 d. ago Horrifying moment child's therapy dog is mauled to death by 'pocket bully' in brutal street attack

Last month, when Karen Hawthornthwaite left home with Benji, who had comforted her autistic son during lockdown, she could not have imagined it would be her last walk with the beloved family dog.

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4 d. ago Windfarm firms claim Dumfries and Galloway could miss out on £500 million investment due to national park

The figures are outlined in a new report for Scottish Renewables, which has been slammed by the Galloway National Park Association.

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4 d. ago Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks

New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands.According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts, with total funding cuts amounting to some $26m. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Girl, 13, raped in woodland as police hunt teen last seen in McDonald's

West Mercia Police officers are searching for a boy aged between 15 and 18 after a 13-year-old girl was raped in woodland near the Visitor Centre in Telford Town Park last night

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4 d. ago Girl is abducted by pedophile during family visit to Michael Jackson's childhood home

Oasia Barnes, of Gary, Indiana, is on trial this week after being accused of kidnapping the girl and her father from the home before viciously assaulting her.

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4 d. ago Lawsuit accuses former Los Angeles Lakers star Byron Scott of sexually assaulting teen girl in 1987

A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at a high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15

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4 d. ago Fun for all the family in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park

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5 d. ago Yellowstone tour van crash: Major police update after seven people killed in smash

When a Dodge Ram pickup collided with a Mercedes passenger van near Yellowstone National Park, seven people - all thought to have been tourists - suffered fatal injuries

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5 d. ago Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a beloved grizzly family in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has died

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5 d. ago Truck crossed center line in crash with tour van that killed 7 near Yellowstone, police say

Idaho State Police say a pickup truck that collided with a tour van near Yellowstone National Park last week, killing seven people, crossed the center line and hit the van

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5 d. ago Travellers in fleet of caravans take over huge field in the South Downs National Park after the land was illegally torn up by diggers over Bank Holiday weekend

At least 10 vehicles, including seven caravans and motorhomes, have pitched up on what has become a building site at Blind Lane, near Petworth in West Sussex.

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6 d. ago UK tourists warned Tenerife will introduce charge at popular attraction

It comes after environmental groups warned the national park had reached a 'critical tipping point'

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6 d. ago NatureScot presents Galloway National Park consultation report to Scottish Government

The body handed its findings over to Holyrood on Monday, although they have not yet been published.

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