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One of Britain’s largest and rarest birds of prey has been spotted in Cornwall following a reintroduction programme launched on the Isle of Wight. White-tailed eagles – known as “ flying barn doors ” because of their two-metre wingspan – was photographed on Bodmin Moor on Wednesday morning.It is a further boost to the species, which disappeared from the UK during the early 20th century following centuries of persecution. The juvenile, which was captured on camera by amateur photographer Cat Lake

The Metropolitan Police has told Sue Gray to make “ minimal reference ” to potentially lawbreaking No 10 parties in her report, the force has confirmed.In a statement released on Friday morning the Met said that “ for the events the Met is investigating, we asked for minimal reference to be made in the Cabinet Office report ”.... It comes after an unexpected delay to the release of the much-awaited internal probe into events at Downing Street, reportedly due to a “ legal scrubbing ” process. Sc

Theresa May has broken her silence over Downing Street lockdown parties and said she is" angry" at the revelations.In a letter shared with her local constituency newspaper Boris Johnson's predecessor declared that" nobody is above the law". The comments mark her first intervention over the so-called" Partygate" scandal, which she had notably avoided commenting on so far." I have said previously that it is vital that those who set the rules, follow the rules.... Nobody is above the law," the Mai

“ When Omicron presented itself, what did they do?... Scottish minister tells of ‘frustration’ at PM’s announcement on travel rules Ministers plough on with National Insurance hike despite Rees-Mogg’s calls “ We act in the public interest and we act to protect public health.... Therefore the government needs to get a grip, needs to come up with a plan....

Boris Johnson's former Brexit chief has joined forces with a group of Tory MPs campaigning against Covid-19 restrictions. Lord Forst pledged to help the Covid Recovery Group of Tory MPs, who have been pushing for the PM to reject additional safety measures since November 2020. The former Brexit minister, who negotiated Britain's accord with the EU, dramatically quit the government in December, warning he had" concerns about the current direction of travel". Lord Frost, who was handpicked as an a

When will Boris Johnson give another Covid announcement?... Previous waves of Covid infections have seen so many people forced to isolate that staff shortages hit critical parts of the economy.... The latest data on NHS staff absences is set to be published on Friday, but as of 17 December around 20, 000 people working in England's health service were off work due to Covid – up from around 13, 000 a week earlier....

The government has claimed a Brexit victory after one mobile phone network firm declined to impose new roaming charges on travel to the EU. The charges were abolished by the EU in 2017, but Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal failed to maintain the perk of membership.... Some Brexiteers said there was no prospect of the charges returning, but most networks have re-imposed them. The exceptions are O2 and Virgin Media, which are both owned by the same company and say they do not intend to reimpose

The government is considering reducing the self-isolation period for fully vaccinated people who test positive for Covid, Boris Johnson has said. Under proposals being considered by the Cabinet those who had been double jabbed would only have to self-isolate for five days.... It comes amid highly elevated case levels thanks to the spread of the Omicron variant, and a shortage of lateral flow tests – which are required under the current rules to leave isolation early.... We are looking at that

The government should focus help for soaring energy bills on" those in the most difficult circumstances", Michael Gove has said. The communities secretary appeared to downplay the prospect of a general VAT cut on bills on Monday and instead suggested support should be more narrowly targeted. Labour has said the sales tax should be cut on energy bills to reduce the amount households pay. Gas prices have been surging because of a combination for factors, including a rebound in supply after the pan