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Boris Johnson will sign the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature at a UN event on Monday, agreeing to deliver ambitious biodiversity targets.

The former Cabinet minister is also expected to acknowledge the party’s ‘deeply disappointing’ performance in the last three general elections.

Students described being scared and confused as their accommodation was locked down on Friday after 127 people tested positive for coronavirus.

The officer was shot by a handcuffed suspect in the early hours of Friday.

Neath Port Talbot, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan will be covered by new restrictions.

Professor Mark Woolhouse said strict measures quickly reduce transmission but do not make the virus go away.

Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick earlier laid a wreath at the National Police Memorial in central London.

The former Lewis star tweeted that his new party would ‘change everything… with love, reason and understanding’.

The annual service comes just days after the killing of Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana.

Ten runners with learning disabilities are among 300 people raising funds for the London Marathon’s charity of the year.

Labour has asked the Education Secretary to ‘ensure that every student has access to testing to allow a safe journey home’ for Christmas.

Silent tributes have been paid to Sergeant Matt Ratana by members of the rugby club in East Grinstead where he was head coach.

John Swinney’s comments come as reports suggest students are leaving halls of residence to return home.

He said it was difficult for political figures and celebrities to say they do not like their puppets.

Attendees had been assured the event would operate under ‘strict Covid Government guidelines’.

The campaigner has backed action by Greenpeace to create a boulder barrier to prevent damaging fishing in a protected North Sea site.

Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has been tipped to lead Ofcom, while former Telegraph editor Charles Moore is said to be in line for BBC chairman job.

Recreating fenland and turning land near homes into wild reserves for nature and people are among the schemes by Wildlife Trusts.

Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Joe Wicks are among the campaigners warning against the potential for UK food standards to slip.

The Room Next Door comedian said he could retire the sketch if politics changes direction.