National news

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• Fly tippers will be made to pay for cleaning up waste they dumped Burnham says

  Fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally, Andy Burnham has said.

• Wildlife killed in New Forest fire will take decades to recover

  Wildlife in the New Forest which was ravaged by a fire will take decades to recover – with the blaze destroying ancient beech and oak trees which have grown at the site for hundreds of years, according to Forestry England.

• Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train

  Work is under way to remove a derailed train from a track in East Sussex after an incident that injured 30 people, as rail bosses confirmed the line will reopen in September.

• Reforming English and maths GCSE resits crucial to tackling Neets crisis

  Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs is crucial to tackling the Neets crisis and opening doors for young people, education leaders have said.

• Harry and Meghan to move back to UK in shock development six years after Megxit

  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to move back to Britain in a shock development more than six years after they relocated to the US, the Press Association understands.

• op GCSE grades rise but key pass rate returns to pre pandemic levels

  The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but the rate scoring a decent pass has returned to pre-pandemic levels, national figures show.

• Sadie Sink and Tom Fletcher lead nominations for Stage Debut Awards

  US actress Sadie Sink and musician Tom Fletcher are among the famous faces nominated for the Stage Debut Awards.

• Parents believe more can be done to engage children in classical music

  More than nine in 10 parents think more could be done to engage their children in classical music, according to new research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO).

• Vaping should not be seen as harmless part of growing up

  Leading children’s doctors warned that vaping “should not be seen as a harmless part of growing up”

• Father mother and daughter who died after entering water off Sussex named

  Three family members who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham have been named by police.