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The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late

Editorial: Inadequate food supplies and collapsing rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount

Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discount

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

We have allowed poverty to become normalised in our country

Letters: Readers respond to deepening poverty in the UK and ways to address it

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

From cute dogs to Turning Point: the journey of an influencer aiming to breathe rightwing Christian values into Australian politics

Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1

Police with violence, harassment and assault convictions still serving in UK forces despite pledge to crack down on rogue officers

Exclusive: Former victims’ commissioner says it’s shocking police chiefs ‘think it’s OK to send an abuser out’ to respond to victims of crime. Alex Ross reports

The Independent UK · Feb 1

Second woman claims she was sent by Epstein to the UK for sex with Andrew, lawyer says

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing mounting pressure over his friendship with the disgraced paedophile financier

The Independent UK · Feb 1

‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice

Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant faces closure: 18,000 Brits petition King Charles to ‘Protect a historic institution’

UK's oldest surviving Indian restaurant is at risk of closure after 99 years of service. The decision taken by the estate owning the building, had prompted loyal Brits to petition King Charles with 18,000 signatures in a bid to 'protect a historic institution'.

The Times of India · Feb 1

Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with 'Richard's secret' and bears a Roman-period gemstone

The Gosfield seal is made of a medieval silver seal bezel surrounding an ancient Roman gemstone.

LiveScience · Feb 1

The long-term cost of high student debt is not just for graduates

Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which is likely to benefit its opponents at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1