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Charities and trade unions among those calling on new PM to shelve bill that would scrap EU-era legislation protecting workers’ rights and the environment Employers, trade unions, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Rishi Sunak to scrap Jacob Rees-Mogg’s legislation that would sweep away 2,400 laws derived from the EU. The retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill is due for its second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday, which would scrap protections including the ban on animal testing for cosmetics, workers’ rights and environmental measures. Continue reading… ​Charities and trade unions among those calling on new PM…

  “If it is a 1st Century Roman structure, with its only known comparisons in Rome and Pompeii, then it is the only one of its kind in Britain to date making it nationally important.” ​”If it is a 1st Century Roman structure, with its only known comparisons in Rome and Pompeii, then it is the only one of its kind in Britain to date making it nationally important.” 

Exclusive: 66% of people back nonviolent action and 75% support solar power being installed on farmland A large majority of the UK public supports nonviolent direct action to protect the environment, according to an opinion poll. People also strongly backed solar power on farmland and opposed fracking. The poll indicates the unpopularity of a recent swathe of government policies, with more than twice as many people saying they trusted Labour to protect the environment as said they trusted the Conservatives. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: 66% of people back nonviolent action and 75% support solar power being installed on farmlandA large majority…

Analysis of oldest DNA in Britain from pair of individuals unexpectedly shows two distinct ancestries Britain was home to at least two genetically distinct groups of humans at the end of the last ice age, the oldest human DNA from the UK has revealed. About 19,000 years ago, ice sheets that had covered much of Britain were melting and the landscape once again became habitable to humans. Evidence of their return dates back to about 15,500 years ago. These early groups crossed now submerged land that once connected Britain to mainland Europe. Continue reading… ​Analysis of oldest DNA in Britain…

They split in 2015 and share a daughter.

‘The normal order of things is changing.’

Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, including first-degree murder and terrorism.

  The new Conservative Party leader addressed backbench MPs shortly after his victory was confirmed. ​The new Conservative Party leader addressed backbench MPs shortly after his victory was confirmed. 

The former chancellor won the support of Conservative MPs to succeed Liz Truss as Tory leader on Monday and will enter Downing Street less than two months after he lost the last race.

The Spain international was hooked before half-time.