New research has revealed that hot drinks may be an even bigger source of microplastics than was previously realised
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Sales of Mounjaro weight loss jab to UK suspended as pharmacies hit by shortage ahead of price hike
Boots and Lloyds pharmacies among those running low after users stockpile drug ahead of price hike
CEO used disability charity as a ‘front’ for offering illegal immigration advice
Ibukun Olashore was found to be using the charity as a ‘front’ to disguise her ‘dishonest activities’
Police slammed as more than 285,000 crimes were not recorded last year
More than two thirds of unrecorded crimes are offences that disproportionately affect women and girls
Starmer could end asylum hotel use in six months with this one move, charity claims
The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests
The ‘one-off scheme’ which could see asylum hotels close next year
It would allow people from certain countries likely to be recognised as refugees temporary permission to stay
£600 million injected to extend support for poorer children during school holidays
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is being extended for three more years
Wartime bombs explode as fire rips across Yorkshire moorland
Residents warned to prepare to flee homes as smoke fills air and emergency crews call in back-ups from other areas
RNLI lifeboat crew rescue pet rottweiler stranded on rocks in Cornwall
Volunteer swims with dog back to rescue boat