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The heritage and conservation charity says it is under "sustained cost pressures" and is looking to save £26m.
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Two men, aged 21, are arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police say.
Wildfires in Arizona prompt evacuations near Grand Canyon
A mix of high temperatures, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation has fuelled the fire's swift advance, officials say.
Unite union votes to suspend Rayner's membership over Birmingham bin strikes
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Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
The US president said he will send weapons to Nato, which he said would pay and then give the weapons to Ukraine.
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Critics denounce a plan by Israel's defence minister to relocate all Palestinians in Gaza to a small area in the south.
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The Salt Path author's next book delayed after 'distress' of newspaper investigation
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Nigeria has 'enough problems' and can't take deportees from US, minister says
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UK's first hosepipe ban of 2025 'to last until winter'
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Kurdish PKK burns guns in big step towards ending Turkey conflict
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Teenage boy found dead in lake
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Bilbao's Alvarez fails drugs test for alopecia medicine
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MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog
Lowe has yet to declare money he raised to fund an inquiry into gang-based sexual exploitation.
Iran could recover some enriched uranium after US strikes, says Israeli official
The US has insisted that Iran's nuclear facilities were completely 'obliterated' during strikes in June.
Texans did not immediately receive flood alerts after request, audio reveals
A firefighter appears to have called for emergency alerts at least an hour before the first warnings were received.