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‘One can’t be too careful in today’s world, Prince Mohammed. But I assure you there’s no polonium in the beef bourguignon.’ Via: Mac on… Prince Mohammed bin Salman's UK visit

The cuckoo’s favourite host on Wicken Fen, a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, is the reed warbler. Studies have revealed an evolutionary ‘arms race’ involving cuckoo trickery. Via: Cuckoo chick being fed by its tiny hedge sparrow 'mother'

Ministers have told UK care home bosses they must remove the hidden fees, which can reach thousands of pounds, with the threat of legislation if they fail to ditch unscrupulous practices. Via: UK care homes that charge families after relative dies to be banned

Winners of Wednesday’s game in Orlando will take titleEmail beau.dure.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @duresport 2.00am GMT 90 mins +3: Williams knocks down a couple of defenders. England should have the ball at the top of their own arc, but it’s somehow knocked far down the field. Then a ballgirl tosses another Read more

In the year of #MeToo and Time’s Up, 8 March keeps the spotlight on women calling for change. Follow the day’s global action liveTell us what you are doing on International Women’s DayJulia Gillard: We can’t own girls. We owe themTheresa May: Our new domestic violence bill will outlaw economic Read more

Tens of thousands of patients forced to wait for hours after being admitted to hospital Via: Record levels of hospital patients waiting on trollies, NHS think tank warns

The UK must find a stable equilibrium for its own internal governance structures Via: Brexit is already raising tough questions about the unity of the United Kingdom itself – and we need answers

Police are trying to figure out where the toxic substance was made and the effects it has had Via: Sergei Skripal: What is a nerve agent and how was it used in the attempted murder of former Russian spy?

Courts will be given express powers to impose electronic monitoring as a condition of the proposed Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and prohibition on drinking alcohol, says Home Office Via: Domestic abusers could be electronically tagged and banned from drinking alcohol under new proposals

Robert Davis steps aside from council roles as his conduct is investigated over hospitality he received from property developersThe deputy leader of Westminster council has stepped aside after the Guardian revealed he had received hospitality or gifts 893 times over six years, frequently from property developers seeking planning permission.Robert Davis, Read more