. Carshalton and Wallington MP Elliot Colburn told a constituent that he had submitted a letter “ some time

The same technology will now be employed in the National Trust's biggest-ever tree-planting effort.... The ￡800, 000 endeavour is being funded by the Government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund, which will see the charity plant 20 million trees by 2030....

A Conservative MP and former vice-chairman of the party has urged Boris Johnson to call a confidence vote himself as she said she was “ incredulous and appalled ” over partygate. Nickie Aiken stopped short of urging Mr Johnson to step aside but told him to “ end this speculation ” and submit himself to the Parliamentary party for a confidence vote before the threshold of 54 letters to Sir Graham Brady can be reached.Ms Aiken is a former leader of Westminster City Council, which the Conservatives

Police were called at around 3pm to a bus and train station in West Croydon, south London.... Pictures from the scene show a large emergency service response, including a police car and a van parked in the busy high road. Officers have placed a large cordon in surrounding areas and ordered some buildings to be evacuated. Roads have been shut and transport services are severely disrupted. Specialist officers from the Met Police are leading the investigation.In a statement, Croydon Metropolitan P

In a by-election blow to the Prime Minister, the Conservatives lost the North Shropshire seat they had held since 1832 to the Liberal Democrats.... Victorious Lib Dem candidate Helen Morgan overturned a Tory majority of almost 23, 000, to win the seat by 6, 000 votes.... The historic swing prompted political commentator Tom Newton Dunn to say there was" no such thing as a safe Tory seat" moving forwards. Sarah Olney MP, Lib Dem Business Spokesperson and winner of the Richmond Park by-election,

Visitors enjoy formal gardens at Montacute House in Somerset( Image: National Trust Images) The long drive to your weekend or holiday staycation this summer doesn’t have to be just a tedious means to an end.... You could build a relaxing diversion into your journey, or take a break from the traffic, at a beautiful, historic country property. Plenty of National Trust sites are close to main routes but a million miles away from the rush( and gridlock) of our motorway system.... By the stables yo

And a former cabinet minister described it as “ catnip rather than something more nourishing ”.... A Lib Dem source said: “ Conservative MPs in the blue wall are terrified of losing their seats and are now trying to save their own skins.... It’s too little and too late.“ Voters won’t forgive the Conservatives for hammering them with tax rises and holding law-breaking parties in Downing Street.”....

Another Tory MP has joined a growing number of colleagues calling for the Prime Minister to face a confidence vote, suggesting the tally may now be “ close ” to triggering a ballot. Andrew Bridgen emailed his North West Leicestershire constituents on Monday to say he has resubmitted his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson following “ further revelations over the past week ”, which saw the publication of the long-awaited Sue Gray partygate report.He originally submitted a letter in January 2

Extreme weather in the UK has wreaked havoc on wildlife in 2021, a conservation charity has said. The National Trust said the destruction caused by floods, wildfires, storms and extremely high temperatures seen this year is indicative of the “ new climate normal ” in years to come. The charity’s annual review of wildlife and nature highlights the impact of climate change on the UK’s wildlife species, both good and bad. Butterflies suffered this year as a cold, wet spring resulted in 60 per cent

But he has now decided to talk more openly about it, and believes his decision to go public may have saved someone’s life.... And I began isolating myself. Sponsored WordsaKelly Osbourne Is Now Unrecognizable After Her Recent Transformation Undo by Taboola by Taboola Trending “ I had a number of death threats come through that year.... And all of this just fed into thisawful thought cycle and culminated in a night in December.” Mr Colburn said he came to believe he was “ unwanted ” by the othe