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Clarkson’s Farm’s newest arrival, Harriet Cowan

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People enjoy the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London

RHS Chelsea Flower Show: All you need to know about this year's event

Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages

How much train drivers earn as shortages lead to drop in minimum age

While many of us are aware of tax codes, most are completely in the dark as to what they mean

Tax codes: full list of UK tax codes for 2025/26 and what they mean

Bank Holidays 2025: How to maximise annual leave in the new year

Bank Holidays 2025: How to maximise annual leave this year

There are quite a few different types of state-funded schools in England

Everything you need to know about the different types of state school

TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul has four million followers and shares every aspect of her life - including details of her relationships, family and faith.

Explainer The life of Mormon TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul, including her arrest

The Traitors setting is, in real life, Ardross Castle

The Traitors castle: Where is it and can you stay there?

The festive season is almost at an end - so when exactly should you take the Christmas tree and decorations all?

When to take down Christmas tree down according to tradition

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, describing his younger sibling as a “wonderful man”, following his death at the age of 60

How many siblings does Sir Keir Starmer have?

King Charles III and Queen Camilla meeting members of the public following the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Berkshire

Oncologist explains King Charles cancer battle continuing into 2025

A person holds copies of the 'English Devolution White Paper' following the launch by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner in Leeds

England's district council shake up - how will councils change?

Victoria Thomas Bowen arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London for sentencing

Victoria Thomas Bowen: The OnlyFans model who became a political icon

Marrying your first cousin is legal in UK but could be set to change

Marrying your first cousin is legal in UK but could be set to change

Waheed Alli is perhaps best known for being one of the creators of hit reality TV show survivor (File photo)

The House of Lords peer and TV tycoon at the heart of Labour donor row

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Explainer Starmer leads Labour to historic landslide as Conservatives crumble

A dog waits outside a polling station as voters go to the polls in the general election on July 04, 2024 in Great Ayton, United Kingdom. Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Explainer Exit polls explained as Labour landslide predicted in general election

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive to cast their votes in the 2024 General Election at Willingham Close TRA Hall in London. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Explainer What will life in Downing Street be like for Keir Starmer’s children?

Rishi Sunak waves from the door of 10 Downing Street. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

Explainer Moving out of Downing Street – what happens when a PM has to leave?

Rishi Sunak (centre) and the runners and riders to replace him: L-R Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Explainer Badenoch and Patel are favourites to succeed Sunak as Tory leader

Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Ed Davey and Nigel Farage. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Explainer Still undecided this election? Here are each party's main policies

Nigel Farage has made some surprising comments on Vladimir Putin. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Explainer Most admired world leader: everything Nigel Farage has said on Putin

Organisers believe some 50,000 people may attend this weekend's march (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Explainer Tens of thousands to march on London in call to 'restore nature now'

Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd has helped launch the new quarterly magazine. (Pic: Netflix)

Explainer Baby Reindeer: expert explains adult grooming signs to watch out for

Homeowners are set to see mortgage costs soar as the Bank of England confirms its biggest single interest rate rise in decades (Composite: Mark Hall)

Analysis What do the latest inflation figures mean for mortgage rates?

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows stable energy prices drove the drop, although food prices are continuing to climb at a rapid rate (Pic: PA)

Explainer Inflation data boosts hope of interest rate cut

What are our politicians saying about Brexit this election? Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Explainer What are the parties saying about Brexit this election?

Residents must be registered to vote by the deadline.

Explainer You have until midnight to register to vote in UK general election

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Surfers Against Sewage has issued 155 sewage alerts at locations across the UK after heavy rain overwhelms sewer networks. (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning not to swim at 132 UK beaches as sewage spills plague waters

The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has docked in Portsmouth with F-35B jets on board. (Photo: Ben Mitchell/PA Wire)

HMS Queen Elizabeth docks in Portsmouth with F-35Bs in ‘rare sighting’

Vladimir Putin Photo: Getty

Vladimir Putin sets date for Russia's new space station to launch

Storm season is starting now

This year's storm names - weather experts and a Beano character

I tried the TikTok trend the 5am club (Canva)

I tried the viral TikTok trend ‘The 5am Club’ but what is it? Natalie Dixon

A fortnightly update of European destinations with the cheapest return flights in 2024 - according to Skyscanner. (Photo: Getty Images)

The cheapest European holidays to book right now now for 2024

Fireworks display. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

How late can you set off fireworks on Bonfire Night?

Male stag beetles (top) have much larger mandibles than the females (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Explainer It's stag beetle season - here's how to help the 'UK's biggest insect'

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Who is standing in my constituency?

Major parties, from the Conservatives, to Labour, to the Liberal Democrats, are all proposing different approaches to solving the UK's environmental woes (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer Here are Labour's environment and climate policies this election

Rishi Sunak as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Credit: Getty

Explainer What did Rishi Sunak do during the 2008 financial crash?

How do I register to vote?

Diane Abbot and Keir Starmer. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Explainer MP Diane Abbott 'free' to stand for Labour

Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey and Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds (left) during a visit to Wales on the General Election campaign trail (Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire)

Explainer Here are the Lib Dems' environment and climate policies this election

Rishi Sunak has dropped a major hint about when the next general election will be. Credit: Getty

Sunak election update

Explainer Election pressure mounts on Sunak

Visitors peruse the rose display at last year's Chelsea Flower Show (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Explainer Everything you need to know about the Chelsea Flower Show

Explainer Keir Starmer launches Labour's six pledges 'for change'

The RSPCA says many animals suffer on these long journeys (Photo: Andrew Forsyth/RSPCA)

Explainer Live export ban passes - here's what it means for animals

Rishi Sunak gives a speech at Policy Exchange. Credit: Getty

Explainer Rishi Sunak says 'next few years will be most dangerous' in history

L-R: new Labour MP Natalie Elphicke, Marcus Rashford and ex-husband Charlie Elphicke. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Explainer New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke's scandals and controversies

John Swinney. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Explainer John Swinney to become SNP leader and likely First Minister

The RSPB and RSPCA are urging members of the public to brush up on what to do if they discover a baby bird out of the nest these next two months (Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What to do if you see a baby bird out of the nest this spring

No Mow May is almost here (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer 'No Mow May' nearly here, as support for movement blossoms

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‘Menai Bridge is down’ - plans for King’s funeral already in place

Angela Rayner made a jibe about Rishi Sunak's height. Here the PM is pictured next to 6ft 7in MP Simon Clarke. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Explainer Rishi Sunak a 'pint-sized loser'

MPs are voting on whether to bring in a football regulator. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Explainer MPs approve football regulator

The Rwanda Bill explained. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Explainer Rwanda Bill finally passes: your questions on cost and safety answered

Discarded plastic bottles and food wrappers floating Marine Lake in England's West Kirby, on Earth Day 2024 (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Why Earth Day 2024's theme is more important than ever

A man walks past a banner depicting missiles along a street in Tehran (Photo: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Iran retaliate? De-escalation calls after alleged Israeli strike

Rishi Sunak will be hoping MPs reject amendments by the House of Lords. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Explainer Sunak hoping to overcome House of Lords and pass Rwanda Bill

Rishi Sunak wants to ban smoking for a generation. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Explainer MPs vote for lifetime smoking ban

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May bank holiday - origins, significance, and what's next in 2024

Voter ID laws have been brought in for elections in England. Credit: Mark Hall/PA/Adobe

Explainer Deadline to register to vote for local elections tonight

Rishi Sunak and David Cameron are leading the UK's response to the Middle East crisis. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Explainer Will UK get dragged into 'World War 3' with Iran and Israel?

An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei, during the annual army day military parade in 2008 (Photo: Majid/Getty Images)

Where are the nuclear weapons as fears grow in Middle East

Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr this week

Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr this week

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey. Credit: Ian West/PA Wire

Explainer 60s legend's Brexit 'hypocrisy'

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