Friday briefing: One in six UK species is facing extinction – but there is a way back

In today's newsletter: A stunning new report lays bare the threats to British wildlife's biodiversity, however all is not lost

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Good morning. Sorry to bring you more bad news, but with this one there is - hopefully - something we can collectively do to make it less bad.

A frankly alarming 16% (or one in six) of all the 10,000 wildlife species in Great Britain are at risk of extinction, according to a report by 60 research and conservation organisations. Among those at risk are some of the country's most well known and loved birds, animals and plants, including turtle doves, water voles, lady's slipper orchids, hazel dormice and European eels. The future is particularly bleak for birds, with about 43% of species facing the risk of extinction.

Tax | UK households are facing an average tax rise of 3,500 a year by the next election, the country's leading economics thinktank has said - the biggest increase over a parliament on records dating back more than 70 years.

Conservatives | Rishi Sunak is to set out his plan for motorists" that will limit the number of 20mph speed restrictions and favour drivers over bus passengers - setting ministers on a collision course with local authorities.

Prison | Growing numbers of criminals in England and Wales are being spared jail sentences because of overcrowding, the Guardian has revealed.

UK news | The victim of a stabbing on a busy street in south London during morning rush hour has been named by police as 15-year-old Elianne Andam, who was described by family as the light of our lives".

Environment | A 16-year-old boy was been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England, police said.