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It actually happened. The Liberals and Nationals are breaking up, ending a decades-long partnership of political convenience that has been necessary for conservatives to hold power. The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, informed the Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, mid-morning on Tuesday that the country party wouldn’t sign a new coalition agreement. The first and obvious question…

Justin Welby, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has said his failure to take effective action over a serial sadistic abuser was because he was “overwhelmed” by the scale of the abuse crisis in the Church of England. In his first interview since resigning last November, Welby said: “Every day more cases were coming across the…

Anas Sarwar’s chief of staff has been named as Scottish Labour’s new general secretary. Kate Watson will be in charge of the party’s administration and sit on the governing Scottish executive committee. The general secretary is responsible for running the party’s administration including legal affairs, staff management, campaigns, conferences and liaising with the UK party….

Wildlife charities have called on the government to ban the sale and use of lead in ammunition used for outdoor shooting. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), RSPB, Wildlife and Countryside Link, Chem Trust and Wild Justice have sent an open letter to the environment secretary, Steve Reed, asking for a 18-month transition period for…

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Berlin protest against CDU/CSU’s migration policy – in pictures People protest in front of the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, against a migration vote at parliament Bundestag with far-right support of the Alternative for Germany party AfD. Photograph: Christoph…