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Scottish safari park reveals upgrade to home for resident sea lions

A new sea lion habitat has been created at a Scottish safari park as part of a multi-million pound upgrade to the site – and its residents appear to be thrilled. Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling, has just completed California Cove, which ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Sir Tony Blair: I thought Iraq invasion was the right thing to do

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has admitted he “may have been wrong” about the decision to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, but insisted he thought it was “the right thing” to do. Speaking to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as part ...

06 Mar 2022 at 08:55

No 10 parties understandable but not excusable, says Sir Tony Blair

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has said he could “understand how” rule-breaking parties in No 10 could happen, but that they were still inexcusable. Sir Tony, who occupied Downing Street for a decade, said he did not want to “get into ...

16 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Blair criticises ‘attacks’ on BBC amid licence fee debate

Sir Tony Blair has said it would be a “big mistake” for the Government to “jeopardise” the future of the BBC amid debate over the licence fee. The former prime minister, 68, defended the broadcaster and described it as an “internationally ...

20 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Blair says Boris Johnson has no plan for dealing with Brexit

Sir Tony Blair has accused Boris Johnson of lacking a coherent plan for dealing with the changes the country faces as a result of Brexit. The former prime minister said leaving the EU was one of three major challenges facing the UK, ...

20 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Blair calls on the West to stand up to China

Sir Tony Blair has issued a rallying call to Western nations to come together to develop a coherent strategy to counter the rise of China as “the world’s second superpower”. Delivering the annual Ditchley lecture the former prime ...

16 Jul 2022 at 13:00

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive destination for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

New Labour’s attempts to tackle immigration were partly thwarted by a UN protocol which meant the UK was fundamentally deemed an “attractive destination” for asylum seekers, internal memos suggest. Home Office permanent ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Blair was warned on peril of repealing same-sex education law ahead of election

Tony Blair was warned about the Labour government’s commitment to scrapping the infamous law banning the “promotion” of homosexuality in schools in the run-up to the 2001 general election, records show. David Blunkett, ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections – Lord Trimble

The Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections to some parts of it, Northern Ireland’s former First Minister has said. The peace agreement brokered in 1998 saw the establishment of the ...

27 Jun 2022 at 20:31

School system is ‘failing’ on multiple fronts – report

The education system is “failing” on multiple fronts, according to a new report. The Times Education Commission has found that British education is “failing on every measure”, with over half (59%) of ...

15 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Blair Drummond welcomes new baby macaque

Blair Drummond Safari Park has welcomed a new arrival. Fia the baby macaque was born to mother Liberty and father Phil on May 25. The four-week-old is proving a popular addition to the troop, the ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:15

Former first minister and six MPs recognised in Birthday Honours

A former first minister at Stormont and six serving MPs and have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, which have been announced ahead of the Platinum Jubilee. Arlene Foster, the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 23:30

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