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Chief medical officer says proposed move could halve hospital admissions among UK children

Labour leader backs Scotland’s move to soften laws on possession

Daniel Craig disagrees with critics who say next 007 should be a woman

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Ofgem chief warns that more suppliers may fail amid soaring gas prices

PM tells world leaders to ‘grow up’ on tackling climate change

Piers Morgan has been hired as the star of the new channel

The politician best known for eating ostrich anus on I’m a Celebrity has been made Minister for Culture

Boris Johnson wants a new ‘national flagship’ for Britain. Is it a good idea?

Conference widely viewed as leader’s last chance to make his mark and appeal to voters

Charity watchdog says it is looking into the financial arrangements of the animal airlift from Afghanistan

French fury over the new submarine pact has been something to behold

Scientists at Imperial College are investigating how the virus could be reprogramming our immune system

Even PM’s biographer has struggled to pinpoint how many children the Tory leader has fathered

On-trial jab may offer better protection against new strains of coronavirus

London eyeing US-Mexico-Canada pact but economists say benefits of joining would be extremely limited

Trans rights and unity are key issues in ‘most intriguing leadership contest in the party’s history’

British Medical Association’s recent vote to adopt neutral stance on assisted dying could pave way for UK legalisation

Brits to enjoy a four-day summer break thanks to additional day off next June

Prime minister to travel by rail for meeting with ‘train nut’ president where Afghanistan and climate change will be discussed

MP warns cost of living may be the ‘biggest political issue’ in the next decade

The climate activists have blocked M25 repeatedly over past week

France accuses UK of ‘opportunism’ as row over Aukus security pact grows

A surge in global demand for gas has left smaller energy suppliers on the brink of collapse

Latest results from trials of drugs and therapies met with tears of joy

Merits of ‘liberal pronatalism’ should be considered, a think tank study has said

Fears grow that the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter will not co-operate at forthcoming climate talks

Expert calls for ‘plausible’ link between the vaccines and menstrual changes to be investigated

Oxford University ousted from top spot for the first time

Why has Elizabeth Holmes’ court case divided opinion? What is causing Ikea’s delivery tailbacks? And could wooly mammoths roam the earth again?

But US judge rules legal papers can be served to Duke of York’s LA-based lawyers

Former rival of Boris Johnson will oversee one of PM’s key government pledges

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