Rebecca Whittaker
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Half a million trees to be planted to tackle weather and 'make Britain wet againâ (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Half a million trees are set to be planted across England over the next three years in a bid to protect the country against extreme weather. Environment secretary, Angela Eagle, pledged a £79m package in a speech at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, which will include £53m for tree-planting and £26m for âlocal nature recovery strategiesâ. The money will be give
UK government wants families to stock up on food. Hereâs what to buy (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. UK households are being urged to stock up on essential items in case of emergencies, according to reports. A new public information drive is set to encourage people to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks and hostile state action. The national resilience campaign aims to highlight the steps people can take to stay safe in a crisis that may cause power or water supplies
Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania âdrone threatâ turns out to be flock of birds (opens the original)
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A Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania Airport over a possible drone sighting was stood down â after the potential threat was confirmed to be a flock of birds. The sighting on Saturday prompted the closure of Vilnius airport and prompted at least one Nato fighter jet to be summoned to respond. The air alert was lifted and â the airport reopened within 38 minutes, after âthe â jet spotted the birds, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre said. "On initial radar readings, marks left by bir
Reform hits back at Trump over Ireland reunification row (opens the original)
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Robert Jenrick has hit back at Donald Trump’s calls for a united Ireland and said the US President should have “butted out” of British politics. Reform UK’s treasury spokesman said Trump “shouldn’t have weighed into British politics” when he claimed Irish reunification was inevitable and it “may as well happen now”, during a visit to Dublin on Saturday. Mr Jenrick told Sky News’s Sunday Morning programme: “If you’re referring to what he said about Ireland he was completely wrong. “We’re a unioni
Trump sparks major row as he backs âunited Irelandâ on trip to Dublin (opens the original)
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Donald Trump has triggered a major diplomatic row after claiming he would âloveâ to see a united Ireland. The US president claimed Irish reunification was inevitable, adding it âmay as well happen nowâ, during a visit to Dublin on Saturday. Speaking while sitting alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the US president said: âWell, I donât want to cause any problems, but I will tell you Iâd love to see it unified. âI have friends on both sides, great people. Theyâre Irish people.
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