Southern Water admits sewage pollution which occurred weeks after record fine Southern Water has admitted a further series of sewage pollution discharges in Kent which took place weeks after it received a record £90 million fine for illegal dumping. The water company pleaded guilty at Medway Magistrates’ Court on April 7 to five offences of
Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘realistic’ as John Higgins ends hopes of eighth world crown Ronnie O’Sullivan admitted he got what he deserved after seeing his bid for a record-breaking eighth Crucible crown shattered by a stunning comeback from John Higgins in a World Snooker Championship classic in Sheffield. O’Sullivan twice led by five frames but lost six
Starmer could face Commons inquiry over Mandelson Sir Keir Starmer could face a Parliamentary inquiry into claims he lied to MPs over the Peter Mandelson scandal. The Commons will vote on Tuesday whether to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee to consider if he misled the House over the way Lord Mandelson’s appointment
Owner of LGBT+ nightclub grateful nobody hurt, but says ‘institution’ destroyed The owner of a fire-ravaged LGBT+ nightclub in Milton Keynes has said he is grateful that nobody was hurt, but announced the “institution” had been completely destroyed. Firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Pink Punters in Bletchley on Monday morning, after police were
Deal ‘within sight’ to end Birmingham bin strike An end to the long-running Birmingham bin strike is “within sight” after a breakthrough in the bitter dispute over jobs and pay. Council leader John Cotton said he believed a new offer could be made to the Unite union, whose members have been on all-out strike for
Starmer to chair Cobra meeting on economic impact of Iran war Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday, as he warned the impact of the Iran war could continue “for some time”. The Prime Minister will convene the emergency committee with representatives from the Bank of England to
‘All appropriate security measures’ in place for King’s US visit – ambassador The King’s US state visit has “all appropriate security measures” in place, Britain’s ambassador to the US has said following what the White House has called an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Sir Christopher Turner said UK and US security teams had
Car bomb attack on NI police station Hijacked delivery vehicle explodes outside Dunmurry station in west Belfast Northern Ireland’s political leaders have united in condemning an attack on a police station which saw an explosive device detonate in a car. Police said a vehicle was hijacked on Saturday night in west Belfast and a gas
Chelsea to face Manchester City in FA Cup Final Strike from Enzo Fernandez ensures the Blues defeat Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley Interim head coach Calum McFarlane believes Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds could be a turning point in their season. Enzo Fernandez headed the winner in the first half as the Blues booked
First-ever sub-2hr marathon is run in London Sebastian Sawe retains his title in a world record time of 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe said he was living proof “nothing is impossible” after becoming the first athlete to break the two-hour barrier in an official competition to win the London Marathon in a world record one hour, 59 minutes and