11 h. ago The National Trust to axe 550 jobs after Rachel Reeves' tax raid budget added £10million to charity's annual wage bill

The conservation charity said rising costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations and it needed to reduce the pay bill as well as finding savings worth £26 million

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17 h. ago National Trust to cut more than 500 jobs to make £26m savings

Costs are said to be 'outstripping growth'

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18 h. ago National Trust to cut 550 jobs as Reeves’ budget adds £10m to costs

Recent government changes have added more than £10m to the charity’s annual wage bill

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18 h. ago National Trust to cut 550 staff in bid to slash wage bill following tax hikes

The conservation charity said increasing costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations.

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19 h. ago National Trust announces huge cuts as costs 'outstrip growth'

It is looking to save £26million

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54 h. ago ‘Historic moment’ as reintroduced pine martens produce young on Dartmoor

Kits scampering through woodlands caught on camera traps after 15 pine martens were released last September.

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65 h. ago National Trust makes stunning announcement over Manchester's 'sky park'

A significant chunk of funding to continue Castlefield Viaduct's transformation - but more is needed

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68 h. ago Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change

Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.

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3 d. ago New tourism project plan mooted for Bannockburn battlefield site

The council's leader was quizzed on the possibility of working alongside the National Trust for Scotland for developing plans for the land after trotting track proposals were rejected.

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: The National Trust sites to visit in Wrexham during the National Eisteddfod this summer

Chirk Castle and Erddig both have an exciting summer programme of events planned for visitors coming to Wrexham for the Eisteddfod

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2 w. ago New corruption scandal, same old story? Why Spanish politics keeps failing to clean up its act | María Ramírez

With the prime minister now mired in scandal, a culture shift is towards accountability is crucialMaría Ramírez is journalist and deputy managing editor of elDiario.esOn 31 May 2018, Pedro Sánchez, then the socialist opposition leader, delivered a powerful speech introducing the motion of no confidence that led to him becoming prime minister for the first time. It was a passionate speech, laced with detail. His target was the serving conservative PM, Mariano Rajoy, and his central argument for ousting Rajoy was the widespread corruption in the governing party, which Spain’s highest criminal court had confirmed just days earlier.“Corruption acts as a corrosive and profoundly harmful force for any nation. It erodes society’s trust in its leaders and consequently weakens the authority of the state. But it also strikes at the very root of social cohesion,” Sánchez said. “Corruption undermines faith in the rule of law when it is left to run rampant or when there is no political response ...

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2 w. ago Only around one in four children enjoy writing in their spare time – report

The National Literacy Trust charity has warned that writing for pleasure is in a ‘worrying state of decline’ among young people.

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3 w. ago Biggest NHS trust in London to be sued over 'discriminatory' uniform policy silencing support for Palestine

Barts Health NHS Trust has banned staff from displaying symbols seen as politically or nationally affiliated

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3 w. ago Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals

New Zealand says funding won’t resume until Pacific nation takes ‘concrete steps to repair relationship and restore trust’

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3 w. ago New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China

Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand foreign minister’s office has said.New Zealand, which is the Cook Islands biggest funder, won’t consider any new money for the nation until the relationship improves, a spokesperson for foreign minister Winston Peters told the Associated Press on Thursday. Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Win a year of free swimming lessons during Drowning Prevention Week with Fife Sports and Leisure Trust

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust is proud to support Drowning Prevention Week 2025, a vital national campaign created by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and delivered in partnership with the RNLI. Taking place from 14th to 21st June 2025, the campaign raises awareness of water safety across the UK.

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4 w. ago Poland manager Probierz quits after Lewandowski refuses to play under him

Striker was upset at way he had captaincy taken off himProbierz says his departure is ‘for the good of the team’Michal Probierz has resigned as Poland’s manager, days after Robert Lewandowski said he would no longer play for the national team under him.Lewandowski, Poland’s record goalscorer, said his trust had been betrayed and that he was very hurt by the way Probierz told him he was being replaced as the captain. The 36-year-old Barcelona striker said on Monday he received a short call from Probierz as he was putting his children to bed and that a statement about him losing the captaincy appeared soon after on the Polish football association’s website. Continue reading...

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