Labour and Tories rule out VAT rise after election (www.bbc.co.uk)
Kent hosts hundreds of wild beavers, survey finds (www.bbc.co.uk)
A new survey suggests the number of wild beavers now living in Kent runs into the hundreds....
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe (www.bbc.co.uk)
Service charges: I'm now paying £8,000 a year for my flat - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bid to transform Salisbury Broken Bridges land into nature reserve (www.bbc.co.uk)
A former farm could be transformed into a nature reserve, if a public appeal for funds succeeds....
Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans (www.bbc.co.uk)
National service could leave Wales with £275m less, research says (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Conservatives’ national service plan for 18-year-olds could leave Wales £275m worse off, according to new research....
Third Poole Harbour osprey chick hatches (www.bbc.co.uk)
A third osprey chick has hatched for the only breeding pair on England’s south coast....
Beachgoers amazed by large washed-up spider crab in north Wales (www.bbc.co.uk)
A couple have said they were “fascinated” to find a large washed-up crab on a north Wales beach....
Insulation scandal: ‘I have to scrape mould off the walls every two weeks' (www.bbc.co.uk)
General election: Tories announce 'Triple Lock Plus' pension allowance (www.bbc.co.uk)
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Gething no confidence vote expected next week (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wales’ First Minister Vaughan Gething looks set to face a vote of no confidence when the Senedd returns next week....
Ealing beavers: Dams, canals - and perhaps babies (www.bbc.co.uk)
The UK’s first urban beavers were introduced into a west London nature reserve back in October. The family of five are part of a project that aims to get the public to engage with nature, to study biodiversity improvements and to monitor flood mitigation effects. Seven months on, how is it faring?...
FBI investigating missing ancient treasures from British Museum (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15875398...
Eluned Morgan: Health secretary accused of misleading voters on Welsh NHS (www.bbc.co.uk)
Labour’s health secretary in Wales has been accused of misleading voters after she held placards saying the party will “modernise our NHS”....
'Osama Bin Lager' beer sells out after going viral (www.bbc.co.uk)
A beer named after Osama Bin Laden has sold out after going viral on social media....
Chichester: Council agrees funding for river restoration projects (www.bbc.co.uk)
Funding has been agreed for three river restoration projects in West Sussex....
Unai Emery: Aston Villa manager signs new five-year contract - BBC Sport (www.bbc.co.uk)
Happy for him
General election: 121 business chiefs sign letter backing Labour (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wu-Tang Clan: Rare album to go on display at Mona in Tasmania - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field (www.bbc.co.uk)
Inside secret government Rwanda training base (www.bbc.co.uk)
BBC News has been given access to a secret training location, where hundreds of staff are being taught how to deal with people who refuse to go....
Exmoor and Dartmoor pine marten project receives funding boost (www.bbc.co.uk)
Conservation groups say they are “thrilled” to have been given a grant of £1.2m to help them reintroduce pine martens to woodland in the south west of England....