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Scotland beavers saved from culling and get new homes
There has been some good news for Scottish beavers, who have been culled in record numbers in recent years. 


Over a quarter of bird species in UK facing extinction
They are the symbol of summer - swifts soaring across our skies. 


Government and tech companies must ‘work together’ to step up intelligence efforts, says cyber security expert
We spoke to cyber security and information warfare expert, Elisabeth Braw, from the Royal United Services Institute, and Nigel Inkster, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, who spent three decades in the Secret Intelligence Service...


MI6 chief says spies need tech help to combat Chinese espionage
Chinese secret services are mounting "large-scale" espionage operations against the UK, and the intelligence community must urgently seek new partnerships with tech.


National Action: Neo-Nazi group co-founder convicted of terror offences
A man has been convicted of membership of a banned neo-Nazi terror group set up to wage a race war in Britain.


Covid: ‘More risk of mutation in poorly vaccinated areas’, says COVAX co-founder
We spoke to Dr Richard Hatchett, one of the founders of the global vaccine-sharing initiative, COVAX.


Covid restrictions criticised by some Tory backbenchers
This afternoon the Commons approved the government's new emergency Covid regulations that came into force this morning for England.  


Covid: No need to cancel Christmas party, says Boris Johnson
As more cases of the Omicron variant are identified, the government is adamant the vaccine booster programme will “buy the time” needed to assess it.


Calls for Drax Hall to be opened to public as Barbados becomes a republic
Removing the Queen as head of state is seen as the final step for Barbados in cutting ties with its colonial past, a past haunted by nearly 200 years of brutal enslavement. 


Barbados to remove Queen as head of state and declare itself a republic
At midnight tonight, Barbados will inaugurate its first president, removing the Queen as the head of state and declaring itself a republic, beginning a new chapter in the country’s history.


Families fear the worst for missing relatives after Channel deaths
France has called for a new post-Brexit agreement between Britain and the EU to deal with illegal immigration.


Sir Keir Starmer begins Labour shadow Cabinet reshuffle
News of the changes to his team started to emerge this morning, overshadowing his deputy Angela Rayner as she made a speech on cleaning up politics.


Exclusive: Convicted murderer Steve Gallant on tackling Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist on London Bridge
A convicted murderer, who used a narwhal tusk to tackle Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan, has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News, saying his actions prove “people can change”. 


Omicron Covid: UK ‘long way from panicking’ says JCVI
I spoke to Professor Anthony Harnden who's Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.  


Omicron Covid: Third case of variant confirmed in UK
A third case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed, with contact tracing now underway in Westminster and in Essex and Nottingham. 



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