Water firms in England are pushing plans to increase household bills by up to 40% to cover the costs of treating sewage and dealing with climate change. The news come amid growing concern that the UK’s biggest water company, Thames Water is on the brink of collapse due to debts despite decades of paying dividends […]
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A water company is blaming people working from home for its need to impose a hosepipe ban in Sussex and Kent from Monday (June 26). South East Water – which supplies more than two million homes and businesses – said there has been a 20% rise in demand for drinking water in commuter towns at […]
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Nicola Sturgeon has inisisted she is “innocent of any wrongdoing” following her arrest by police investigating the finances of the SNP. Sturgeon was released without charge after seven hours of questioning on Sunday (June 11) but Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf, leader of the SNP, is being urged to suspend her from the party. Police […]
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South Wales Police has referred itself to the IOPC following the deaths of two teenagers that sparked riots in Cardiff involving up to 150 people. The move comes after CCTV footage emerged contradicting the denial by South Wales’ Police and crime commissioner Alun Michael that the teenagers were being chased by police before their fatal […]
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Four years in the making, the government published the Renters’ Reform Bill yesterday to “bring in a better deal for renters”. The Bill got its first reading in Parliament on Wednesday, with the second reading due within a few weeks. It abolishes ‘no-fault’ evictions, provides a structure for landlords to evict unruly tenants, and limits […]
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An investigation has been launched after the Royal Navy’s HMS Glasgow was “damaged intentionally” with dozens of its cables cut at a Scottish shipyard. The UK Defence Journal reports “claims that a group of disgruntled contractors have interrupted the fitting out process of the Type 26 Frigate by severing over 60 cables.” “The suspected motive” […]
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Commonwealth countries are demanding a formal apology for the legacy of Britain’s “genocide and colonisation” from King Charles just days before his coronation. A letter signed by leaders and politicians of 12 Commonwealth countries to the King calls for reparations and the return of stolen artifacts and the human remains of indigenous people. The statement […]
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The controversial asylum seeker barge is due to arrive in Cornwall this Saturday, with the government facing potential legal challenges. Police and the Tory council have raised concerns saying the barge amounted to a “quasi prison”. Conservative MP for South Dorset Richard Drax has pledged to “fight on” and prevent 500 asylum seekers from being […]
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Prince William received a “very large sum of money” from Rupert Murdoch’s media company to quietly settle a phone-hacking claim, according to new documents presented to court. Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publishers of the Sun and the now defunct News of the World – made the payment in 2020 after the Prince of […]
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SNP accountants Johnston Carmichael have resigned just days after Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was arrested by police investigating the political party’s finances, plunging the party into deeper crisis. The firm, which has audited SNP accounts for more than a decade said their decision to quit was taken after a review of its client portfolio. BBC Scotland […]
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