RSPB apologises for calling ministers 'liars' over environment pledges

The charity says its frustration at environment plans "led us to attack the people not the policy".

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Zombie knives: New rules to make big difference, says Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak says greater police powers to seize and destroy such weapons will make officers' jobs easier.

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Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings after Lucy Letby calls

Plans for a new law come after calls from victims and families to ensure criminals appear in the dock.

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Brexit: EU-derived equal pay protections to be brought back

Women will keep the right to the same pay as men doing similar jobs in what Labour says is a government U-turn.

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Jonathan Arnott: Ex-UKIP high-flyer swaps politics for chess

Jonathan Arnott, once pretender to Nigel Farage's throne, tells the BBC how chess is his real passion.

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Disengaging with China not credible, says James Cleverly

The foreign secretary defends his visit to China, but one MP likens it to "appeasement".

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