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Two-fifths of British butterflies threatened with extinction, analysis shows

Experts behind the Red List assessment warn changes to land use, climate change and pollution are driving a ‘deterioration’ for the insects.

18 children killed in Texas school shooting

Nicola Sturgeon: The first female and now longest serving First Minister

Queen is a ‘girl in pearls’ with a difference for new Country Life frontispiece

Women with advanced breast cancer get new immunotherapy on the NHS

Google Chrome only blocking a quarter of phishing websites, researchers claim

Key events in Nicola Sturgeon’s time as First Minister

Raab promises to put victims ‘firmly at heart of justice system’

Nicola Sturgeon becomes longest-serving First Minister of Scotland

Missing People posters transformed through science and technology

Excess weight in early to mid-adulthood linked to poorer cancer survival – study

HMS Coventry veteran recalls his ship sinking, 40 years on from Argentine attack

Women of colour ‘changing names, language, hair and clothes to fit in at work’

Royal Mint unveils its largest ever coin for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

One in four UK women and girls struggle to afford period products – survey

14 children and teacher killed in school shooting in Texas

Government ‘will unveil new plan to help cost-of-living crisis on Thursday’

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles towards sea, says Seoul

New ‘Downing Street party’ photograph published ahead of Sue Gray report

Chihuahua puppy found with arrow through neck expected to survive

Rwanda deportation plan is ‘unlawful’, campaigners claim

US to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors

Hail ‘the size of chickpeas’ hits London and the South East amid thunderstorms

Mining giant Glencore to pay a billon dollars after bribery probes

UK condemns Putin’s ‘despicable’ blockade preventing Ukraine food exports

Former NI secretary urges Government to look again at Troubles investigations

One in three women ‘taking a break from exercise’

Northern Ireland Department of Health taken to court over lengthy waiting lists

Speaker Hoyle: Trauma support dog would be ‘calming influence’ on MPs

Trump ‘hostility’ hampered release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe, says Hammond

Cancelled LGBT conference could cost Government more than £500,000

London Mayor Sadiq Khan demands answers from Met over partygate fines

Queen meets Emir of Qatar at Windsor Castle

Teenager faces life sentence for murdering 12-year-old Ava White

Johnson says England has ‘tough’ World Cup group after invitation to Qatar

Households ‘may struggle to get insurance without climate change action’

200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities say

SNP calls on Tory leader Douglas Ross to resubmit letter of no confidence in PM

Drug dealer jailed for at least 24 years for ‘brutal’ murder of three-year-old

BBC host first live performance at new music studios in East London

Review suggests Israeli bullet killed Al Jazeera reporter

New working group formed to stamp out ‘heinous’ spiking attacks on students

Premier League final day breaks Virgin Media O2 data traffic record

Myanmar court gives go-ahead for Suu Kyi corruption trial

Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Ex-officer says she ran after being ‘overwhelmed by terror’

New sight loss drug made available to thousands on the NHS

BBC apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ statement appears on screen

China claims foreign relations ‘sabotage’ as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

Financial firms ‘face profit hit from climate change without effective action’

Buckingham Palace sculpture celebrates ‘superhero’ trees

The Elizabeth line in numbers

Russian opposition leader’s appeal against nine-year sentence rejected

Queen tours Chelsea Flower Show from comfort of electric buggy

Russian forces ‘stepping up attacks in eastern Donbas’