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The big news comes after a two-year study found there was enough habitat and widespread local support for their reintroduction. Conservationists said the South West contains sufficient woodland connected by other suitable habitat to support a thriving population of wildcats. Areas across mid-Devon in particular were highlighted as potentially the best spots for reintroductions. Independent…
Human rights groups have urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject calls from retired senior military officers for a legal framework which would disapply the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act to troops’ actions while on active service. Amnesty International UK and the Centre for Military Justice want the Prime Minister to…
Labour backbenchers publicly condemned the “shameful” package, which is aimed at deterring migrants from seeking asylum in the UK and making it easier to remove people with no right to be in the country. Allies of Ms Mahmood warned that “dark forces” would be unleashed if Labour does not respond to voters’ concerns and tackle…
Nigel Farage will set out how he would block European Union citizens in the UK from claiming benefits and slash foreign aid spending, as part of a package to save £25 billion this year. Meanwhile, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will accuse Ms Reeves of plotting a “stealth tax bombshell” to fund increased welfare payments because…
The Minister for Justice is “committed” to ensuring asylum seekers do not view Ireland more favourably than the United Kingdom, his department has said. The Department of Justice said Jim O’Callaghan will “closely monitor” the widespread changes to the UK’s asylum practices, announced on Monday, and “will respond to those proposals having considered them fully…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Travel & leisure industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts…
An article in the UK’s Times newspaper flagged how several Britons are relocating to Malta for tax-related reasons. The report said interest in relocating to Malta has risen since the UK’s Labour government abolished the nom-dom status, which had allowed UK residents domiciled outside the country to benefit from favourable tax treatment. It highlighted schemes…
The Prince and Princess of Wales‘ home got quite the upgrade when they moved from Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Home Park estate to Forest Lodge in October 2025. The family of five (the couple and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) went from their four-bedroom candy pink home to the…
The sense of crisis engulfing Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, has increased over recent days. Last week Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was forced to deny that he planned to challenge Starmer’s continued leadership of Labour following the 2026 budget, scheduled for November 26th. It seems incredible that Starmer’s leadership is under threat just…
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