13 h. ago Trees will be planted for every cocktail ordered at certain pubs this month

The brand is building on its commitment after 500,000 trees were planted

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17 h. ago Marcus Rashford takes on football's top pundits: Man United outcast hits back at criticism from ex

Rashford, who completed a season-long loan move to Barcelona last month, has been on the end of public tongue-lashings from some of the game's most influential pundits.

Events

5 d. ago The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systemsOn the day French MPs gave themselves a round of applause for approving legislation to reintroduce a banned pesticide last month, a figure rose from the public gallery to shout: “You are supporters of cancer and we will make it known.”Fleur Breteau made it known. Her outburst and appearance – she lost her hair during chemotherapy for breast cancer – boosted a petition against the “Duplomb law” to well over 2m signatures. Continue reading...

Science

8 d. ago UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France

Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain groundsThe UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Stirling hotel manager voices support for tourist tax if funds are used wisely

Stirling Council is currently seeking feedback on the draft Visitor Levy scheme for the area, after it launched a public consultation on the issue last month.

Society

1 week ago ‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffs, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignoredDonald Trump’s frequently bizarre public appearances, which this month have seen the president claim, wrongly, that his uncle knew the Unabomber and rant unprompted about windmills on his recent trip to the UK, have once again raised questions about his mental acuity, experts say.For more than a year Trump, 79, has exhibited odd behavior at campaign events, in interviews, in his spontaneous remarks and at press conferences. The president repeatedly drifts off topic, including during a cabinet meeting this month when he spent 15 minutes talking about decorating, and appears to misremember simple facts about his government and his life. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago 'Frankly': Nicola Sturgeon previews memoir and 'turning point in my life' as she records audiobook version

Nicola Sturgeon, the former first minister, will have her memoir published later this month.

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2 w. ago Everything to watch on Netflix in August, including the return of the streamer's most

August is almost here, which means one last month of pub gardens, sunning your bare legs and evenings spent drinking vino in the park.

Politics

4 w. ago Erdoğan rival given prison term for threatening Istanbul prosecutor

City’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu says he is being targeted over plan to challenge Turkey’s president in 2028 electionIstanbul’s mayor and Turkey’s leading opposition figure, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been given a 20-month prison sentence for insulting and threatening the city’s public prosecutor, according to a court document obtained by Agence France-Presse.The case is one of a number lined up against İmamoğlu, the main rival of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is already being held over an investigation into alleged corruption. Continue reading...

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