Private firms licensed to abstract 43tn litres of water, campaigners warn Private companies have licences to take trillions of litres of water out of rivers, lakes and aquifers a year, campaigners have warned as pressure on resources grows. Environmental charity River Action is calling on the Government to review all abstraction licences and ensure there
Elderly ‘more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients’ Elderly people are more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients, with more than a fifth waiting over 12 hours, according to data. An analysis by the Nuffield Trust think tank shows how elderly and frail patients aged 81 and
Limiting sugar before age of two ‘linked to lower risk of dementia’ Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked to more than a fifth lower
MoD data breach was ‘foreseeable’ failure that left Afghans in danger – MPs The Afghan data breach was a “foreseeable” failure in a system that left people who had worked with UK troops in danger for years, a parliamentary inquiry has found. In a report published on Thursday, the Commons Defence Committee said the Ministry
No further action to be taken against Polanski over social media image – police No further action will be taken against Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he shared an image on social media depicting a man wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of a guillotine and the words “We’re only making plans for
Boy, seven, dies after incident at Essex beach A seven-year-old boy has died following an incident at a beach which left his teenage cousin and her mother dead, the police have said. Musa Ahmed, his cousin Sameeha Rahman, 15, her mother Shelina Rahman, 41, were in the water along with three other family members when
Zack Polanski says he made ‘inadvertent mistake’ over social media image Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a social media image but will not apologise to Nigel Farage. The image, which Mr Polanski said he “shared inadvertently” on Instagram and then removed, featured a man wearing a black T-shirt
Fourth heatwave of year to peak with temperatures of up to 35C The fourth heatwave of the year is set to peak on Wednesday with temperatures of up to 35C, as experts warn wildfires could be “exceptionally severe”. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat-health alert for the East Midlands, the
This crosses a line – UEFA furious at FIFA’s World Cup private investment plan UEFA insists the World Cup is not an “asset to trade” after FIFA confirmed plans to set up a private company to run its competitions which would have links to the extended family of United States President Donald Trump. Football’s world
Burnham to hold cross-party talks on fixing crisis in adult social care Andy Burnham will hold a cross-party meeting to discuss tackling the crisis in adult social care, as he pledged to “put everything I’ve got” into fixing the system. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation “to build that