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Sir David Attenborough has warned that human beings have a “few short years” left to make a “choice” on how to recover the natural world. The 96-year-old naturalist and broadcaster was speaking in a new documentary coming to BBC iPlayer about the people trying to combat the decline in nature as well as looking at the wildlife and habitats at risk in the UK. In Saving Our Wild Isles, Sir

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has ended speculation over manager Steve Cooper’s future by confirming the Welshman will keep his job. Cooper had come under mounting pressure after Forest’s 2-1 loss at relegation-rivals Leeds extended their winless Premier League run to eight matches. Forest’s fourth straight league defeat on the road has left them above the bottom three only on goal difference. Marinakis has moved quickly to help stabilise the

President Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland will “mark the tremendous progress” since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago, the White House has said. Mr Biden will also visit the Republic of Ireland to discuss “close co-operation on shared global challenges”. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the visit would last from April 11 to 14 and would take in Belfast, Dublin, Co Louth and Co Mayo.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has leapt to the defence of the Premier League amid concerns its success is creating an imbalance in European football. The gap between the English top flight and Europe’s other big leagues in terms of broadcasting revenues and transfer spending has been highlighted as a problem by a number of observers of the sport at continental level, including LaLiga president and UEFA executive committee member Javier

The title Queen Camilla has been used for the first time in an official capacity, appearing on invitations for the King’s coronation. Camilla had been referred to as Queen Consort since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but is named as Queen Camilla alongside King Charles III on the invites due to be sent to more than 2,000 guests. The move marks the incredible journey of Camilla over more than five decades, from romantic involvement, to mistress and finally wife

Nicola Sturgeon will “fully co-operate if required” with police after her husband was arrested and then released without charge as part of an investigation into the SNP’s finances, her spokesperson said. The former Scottish first minister said she had “no prior knowledge of Police Scotland’s action or intentions” after Peter Murrell was arrested and later released “pending further investigation” on Wednesday. The arrest related to a long-running police investigation into the spending

Google workers have been reduced to tears by fears of being made redundant, a union representative told a London rally. Employees protested outside the tech giant’s King’s Cross headquarters on Tuesday over its alleged “appalling treatment and union busting” of staff facing redundancies. Scores of Google employees who are Unite union members staged the demonstration, with some chanting “What’s disgusting? Union busting” and “Enough is enough”. Others clutched placards with

Reading have been plunged into the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle after being hit by an immediate six-point deduction under the EFL’s financial rules. The Royals have dropped from 46 points to 40, leaving them just one above the drop zone as a result of the penalty. The sanction relates to the club’s failure to meet an agreed budget following an earlier breach of the profit and sustainability limits in

A mother and her “monster” boyfriend have been found guilty over the death of a two-year-old girl who was fatally attacked at her home in Wales. Lola James died in hospital four days after suffering “catastrophic” brain injuries in the early hours of July 17 2020. Lola’s stepfather, Kyle Bevan, denied murdering the youngster a few months after moving in with the family in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, claiming Lola had fallen