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Daily Mirror – Paul O’Grady: Smiling til the end Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror leads with tributes to the late comedian, campaigner, and animal enthusiast, Paul O’Grady, who died at the age of 67. The paper writes “a light has gone out in the world of showbiz” after his sudden death. It adds O’Grady had been “laughing, smiling and full of life” according to his long time radio producer Malcolm Prince. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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‘Half-baked, half-hearted’: critics deride UK’s long-awaited climate strategy The Guardian says The UK’s new energy plan unveiled on Thursday is a missed opportunity full of “half-baked, half-hearted” policies that do not go far enough to power Britain’s climate goals, according to green business groups and academics. The 1,000-page strategy has been criticised by many within Britain’s green sectors who fear the country could surrender its leading role in climate action because of the government’s “business as usual” approach to delivering green investments. Environmental groups said the plans – which are expected to form the basis of the government’s revised strategy…

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UK criticised for ‘lacklustre’ climate policies as threat of legal action looms The Independent says The UK government is potentially facing more legal action after releasing a “lacklustre” set of climate policies, Friends of the Earth (FoE) has said. Responding to the government’s energy announcements, the environmental NGO said it is “poised to act” if the revised net-zero strategy fails to meet its legal obligations. Last year, FoE, along with ClientEarth and the Good Law Project, took the government to the High Court over its net-zero strategy which was found to be unlawful. The court said it was lacking policies…

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Two men shot dead in ‘targeted attacks’ in Cambridgeshire, three arrested Following two “targeted” attacks on men in villages in Cambridgeshire, three individuals have been arrested.  Police were called to Meridian Close, Bluntisham after reports of gunshots and found the body of a 32-year-old man at the scene. Later that evening, police were called to reports of gunshots in The Row, Sutton, and found the body of a 57-year-old man. Three individuals are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, including a 27-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman detained in Cambridge, and a 66-year-old man arrested in Worcester.  A…

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