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MPs defeated in battle for secrecy over their second-home expenses
Parliament’s attempt to block disclosure of the expenses that MPs claim for their second homes has been thrown out by the High Court in a damning judgment that dismissed the Speaker’s case as unrealistic.
Parliament’s attempt to block disclosure of the expenses that MPs claim for their second homes has been thrown out by the High Court in a damning judgment that dismissed the Speaker’s case as unrealistic.
Gordon Brown takes to the pulpit
Gordon Brown will return to his spiritual home today when he addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh - the scene of one of the most controversial political speeches delivered in Scotland.
Gordon Brown will return to his spiritual home today when he addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh - the scene of one of the most controversial political speeches delivered in Scotland.
What shall we do about knives?
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Rose Fitzpatrick, of the Metropolitan Police
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Rose Fitzpatrick, of the Metropolitan Police
Crucifix ground beetle spotted after 50 years
One of Britain’s rarest beetles has been found at a site where it has not been seen for more than 50 years. The crucifix ground beetle was last spotted at Wicken Fen, a National Trust site in Cambridgeshire, in 1951. It is known to be surviving at only three or four other sites in Britain. Stuart Warrington, the conservation adviser who came across the endangered beetle, said that his find was the equivalent of a birdwatcher’s sighting of a bittern. Charles Darwin discovered the species “near Cambridge” while at the university there in the 1820s.
One of Britain’s rarest beetles has been found at a site where it has not been seen for more than 50 years. The crucifix ground beetle was last spotted at Wicken Fen, a National Trust site in Cambridgeshire, in 1951. It is known to be surviving at only three or four other sites in Britain. Stuart Warrington, the conservation adviser who came across the endangered beetle, said that his find was the equivalent of a birdwatcher’s sighting of a bittern. Charles Darwin discovered the species “near Cambridge” while at the university there in the 1820s.
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