Campaigners hail ‘important victory’ in protection of England’s national parks

Minister says there was error when Manningtree station car park extension was approved under last government

Campaigners have celebrated an “important victory” in a closely watched case that will determine whether the government will enforce new legislation aimed at protecting national parks and landscapes in England.

Dedham Vale is a designated “national landscape” on the border of Essex and Suffolk, home to increasingly rare species including hazel dormice and hedgehogs. Within it is Manningtree station, where the train operator Greater Anglia built an extension to the car park to cope with increased traffic.

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Russian spy ship fire exposes poor state of Mediterranean fleet, say experts

Incident reveals Russia’s maritime presence in the area is in a state of disrepair and disarray, argue western sources

A fire onboard a Russian spy ship off the coast of Syria has underlined the poor state of the Russian navy as its toehold in the Mediterranean hangs in the balance, analysts and western security services say.

The 55-year-old Kildin got into trouble off the Syrian coast last Thursday, when flames and thick black smoke could be seen billowing from its funnel and it hoisted two black balls up its mast, signifying that the crew no longer had control of the vessel.

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‘This is sacred land’: an off-grid Wales community battles to keep their home

Legal action has begun to remove the tenants after the 80-acre site was sold to be turned into a healing retreat

Lunch around the huge sycamore and oak table in the farmhouse kitchen of the off-grid Brithdir Mawr community in the Preseli mountains of west Wales is a warm, gentle affair.

Members of the housing co-operative share soup made from leeks and potatoes grown in the gardens, served with crumbly goat’s cheese from its own herd, all washed down with mugs of mountain spring water.

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Trans people flood Pelosi’s office with passport issues as Trump order causes travel chaos – The San Francisco Standard

  1. Trans people flood Pelosi’s office with passport issues as Trump order causes travel chaos  The San Francisco Standard
  2. 'I feel like I’m stuck here': Trans, nonbinary Americans' passports remain in limbo  USA TODAY
  3. DHS suspends approval of applications with ‘X’ gender marker  Fox News
  4. Monroe County Clerk responds to federal passport changes, applications seeking sex-marker changes to be rejected  RochesterFirst
  5. The U.S. State Department Suspends Passport Applications With This Marker — Here's What Every Traveler Needs to Know  Travel + Leisure
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‘The next 24 hours will be critical’: flooding to second-storey level possible as torrential rain soaks Queensland

Townsville warned of ‘very serious and dangerous event’, with flooding likely to continue into middle of next week for state’s north

Cyclonic rainfall totals have lashed the regions of north Queensland as prepare-to-leave warnings were issued for six suburbs across Townsville.

The state’s north has been hit by torrential rain for days, resulting in road closures, flash flooding and multiple rescues due to tropical lows off the coast.

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Medical jet carrying six people crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes on fire

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said it could not ‘confirm any survivors’ aboard plane that went down near Roosevelt Mall

A medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother and four others including crew crashed into a north-east Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday evening, erupting in a fireball and setting several homes ablaze just 30 seconds after taking off.

“We cannot confirm any survivors,” said a statement from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55. “Our immediate concern is for the patient’s family, our personnel, their families and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground.”

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Why Arab States Hate Trump’s Plan to Relocate Palestinians – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Why Arab States Hate Trump’s Plan to Relocate Palestinians  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Trump drops Gaza bombshell, shattering diplomatic orthodoxy - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
  3. US's Bernie Sanders lone senator to oppose Trump's call to 'clean out' Gaza  Middle East Eye
  4. Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing  Reuters
  5. Trump insists Jordan and Egypt will take Palestinians from Gaza  Al Jazeera English
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After his daughter was stabbed 113 times, he fought to change Argentina’s law on femicide. Now Milei wants to change it back – CNN

  1. After his daughter was stabbed 113 times, he fought to change Argentina’s law on femicide. Now Milei wants to change it back  CNN
  2. Argentina’s president is vowing to repeal ‘woke’ femicide law. It could have ripple effects across Latin America  The Conversation Indonesia
  3. Milei government plans to remove femicide from Argentina penal code  The Guardian
  4. Milei takes aim at femicide law, sparking backlash in Argentina  Euronews
  5. CGT and rights defenders call for unity against memory policy attacks  Buenos Aires Herald
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China wakes up to new trade test as Trump deploys 10% tariff – Nikkei Asia

  1. China wakes up to new trade test as Trump deploys 10% tariff  Nikkei Asia
  2. Here's what Trump’s tariff threats look like on the ground in China  CNBC
  3. Opinion | Trump Wants a Trade Deal, Not a Trade War. He May Get One.  The New York Times
  4. As DeepSeek Rocks the Market, Trump Is Misreading Xi Jinping’s Plans for China  Barron's
  5. China is surely ready to respond to Trump’s fresh tariffs, analysts say  South China Morning Post
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Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases

Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for consideration

An Australian lawyer has been referred to a state legal complaints commission, after it was discovered he had used ChatGPT to write court filings in an immigration case and the artificial intelligence platform generated case citations that did not exist.

In a ruling by the federal circuit and family court on Friday, Justice Rania Skaros referred the lawyer, who had his name redacted from the ruling, to the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC) for consideration.

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Welfare reform is next, but Labour ministers are treading carefully – BBC.com

  1. Welfare reform is next, but Labour ministers are treading carefully  BBC.com
  2. Long-term sick will need to look for jobs in benefits overhaul  The Times
  3. Long-term sick could face cuts of £5k a year in benefits crackdown  The Telegraph
  4. We cannot keep footing the bill for jobless Britain – so I will bring forward a plan to cut sickness b...  The Sun
  5. Ministers need to build on past Labour success in welfare savings  The Independent
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EU’s Kaja Kallas says Europe must spend more on defence – BBC.com

  1. EU's Kaja Kallas says Europe must spend more on defence  BBC.com
  2. EU’s Frontline Nations See €100 Billion in Urgent Defense Needs  Bloomberg
  3. EU countries call for European Investment Bank to push into defence funding  Reuters
  4. Majority of EU countries make proposal for arms financing  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Trump Needs a Plan to Get Europeans to Step Up on Defense  Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Emily Damari’s mom: My daughter was held in UNRWA facilities, denied medical treatment – The Times of Israel

  1. Emily Damari’s mom: My daughter was held in UNRWA facilities, denied medical treatment  The Times of Israel
  2. UNRWA says Emily Damari’s allegations she was held in its facilities ‘grave,’ demand probe  The Times of Israel
  3. Freed Gaza hostage told Starmer that Hamas held her in Unrwa premises, her mother says  The Guardian
  4. Emily Damari held in UNRWA facilities, denied medical care, she tells British PM  Ynetnews
  5. Emily Damari: Freed British-Israeli hostage tells PM she was held in United Nations facilities and denied access to medical care  Sky News
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