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Projects planned to bring back nature and connect people with the wild

Projects planned to bring back nature and connect people with the wild

Recreating fenland and turning land near homes into wild reserves for nature and people are among the schemes by Wildlife Trusts.

Chefs and celebrities in warning against low-quality foods in new trade deals

Chefs and celebrities in warning against low-quality foods in new trade deals

Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Joe Wicks are among the campaigners warning against the potential for UK food standards to slip.

Michael Spicer: Political incompetence gave me my career ‘with a bow on top’

Michael Spicer: Political incompetence gave me my career ‘with a bow on top’

The Room Next Door comedian said he could retire the sketch if politics changes direction.

Silent tributes for ‘truly remarkable’ police officer and rugby coach

Silent tributes for ‘truly remarkable’ police officer and rugby coach

Sgt Ratana is the eighth police officer in the UK to be shot dead in the last 20 years.

Lockdown ‘necessary’ to halt virus spread, university tells students

Lockdown ‘necessary’ to halt virus spread, university tells students

The university is working with a local supermarket to organise food deliveries.

Wildlife Trusts launch £30m appeal to kickstart moves to help nature recover

Wildlife Trusts launch £30m appeal to kickstart moves to help nature recover

Conservation charities want to see 30% of land boosted through habitat creation, restoration and rewilding.

MPs must share decision making burden on draconian coronavirus laws – Tory rebel

MPs must share decision making burden on draconian coronavirus laws – Tory rebel

Labour is expected to support the amendment, meaning that if 40 Tories rebel, Mr Johnson could lose the vote.

One in 10 stores could disappear for good after £9bn of sales lost in 2020

One in 10 stores could disappear for good after £9bn of sales lost in 2020

The Centre for Retail Research predicts of the 125 million sq ft of retail space in England and Wales, 12m could go as developers repurpose sites.

Clap and cheer for London Marathon participants, urges event director

Clap and cheer for London Marathon participants, urges event director

Participants will choose their own route to complete 26.2 miles on October 4.

London Marathon’s oldest ‘ever-present’ runner is injury free

London Marathon’s oldest ‘ever-present’ runner is injury free

Ken Jones, 87, will run around his home town of Strabane, Co Tyrone, with a special app tracking his progress due to the pandemic.

Woman to run virtual London Marathon after operation to remove lower bowel

Woman to run virtual London Marathon after operation to remove lower bowel

Fiona Diamond was 55 when she had the ‘life-changing’ operation.

UK patient receives experimental arthritis drug in trial for severe Covid-19

UK patient receives experimental arthritis drug in trial for severe Covid-19

In addition to standard care, Farhan Hamid has been given a dose of otilimab.

London Marathon veteran more worried about tech than running during virtual race

London Marathon veteran more worried about tech than running during virtual race

Barbara Ralph, 66, will run her 30th London Marathon on October 4.

Two rehabilitated beluga whales take first open water swim

Two rehabilitated beluga whales take first open water swim

Little Grey and Little White were able to explore the wider natural surroundings of Klettsvik Bay, situated off the south coast of Iceland.

What the papers say – September 27

What the papers say – September 27

The Sunday papers are led by the latest pandemic developments.

Police ‘determined to find justice’ for officer killed on duty

Police ‘determined to find justice’ for officer killed on duty

Searches are ongoing as investigators probe the death of Sergeant Matiu Ratana at Croydon Custody Centre in south London in the early hours of Friday.

Let university students go home for Christmas, Labour urges Government

Let university students go home for Christmas, Labour urges Government

Health Secretary Matt Hancock last week declined to rule out asking students to stay on campus over Christmas.

Key workers to be recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours – PM

Key workers to be recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours – PM

The list, to be published on October 10, will include doctors, nurses, fundraisers and volunteers who stepped up amid the crisis.

There has never been a time as uniquely challenging as the present – Charles

There has never been a time as uniquely challenging as the present – Charles

The Prince of Wales said that the challenge of helping vulnerable young people in need was ‘unquestionably vast, but…not insurmountable’.

Ex-Mail editor Paul Dacre tipped to lead Ofcom

Ex-Mail editor Paul Dacre tipped to lead Ofcom

It comes amid reports that Charles Moore, the former editor of the Daily Telegraph, has been asked to take up the post of BBC chairman.

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