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Water firm bosses could face up to two years in jail for obstructing regulators under sweeping new laws proposed by the Government to crack down on the pollution of England’s rivers, seas and lakes. The Water (Special Measures) Bill, introduced to Parliament on Wednesday, will hand new powers to Ofwat and the Environment Agency to take action on companies damaging the environment and failing customers. The Government said the current […]

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane lead a list of six England players nominated for the men’s Ballon d’Or while Lionesses trio Lucy Bronze, Lauren James and Lauren Hemp were shortlisted for the women’s award. But eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi – who lifted the men’s award last year – was left off the list along with longstanding rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Shortlists for the respective awards were unveiled by France […]

Oasis have announced two new Wembley Stadium dates due to “phenomenal public demand”, with tickets to be sold by an “invitation-only ballot”. Applications for the ballot for new dates on September 27 and 28 will only be open to those who were unsuccessful in the initial Ticketmaster sale. Announcing the new dates, the band also addressed ticketing issues and said “it needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing […]

Robert Jenrick has emerged as the frontrunner among Tory MPs to take over the leadership of the party as former home secretary Dame Priti Patel was eliminated from the contest. Former immigration minister Mr Jenrick picked up 28 votes in the first ballot of MPs, with bookmakers’ favourite Kemi Badenoch in second place on 22. Shadow home secretary James Cleverly was one vote behind on 21, shadow security minister Tom […]

About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of a tower block, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. The brigade has received more than 50 calls to the fire in Catford, south-east London, as images on social media showed flames and smoke billowing from the building. The LFB said the fire was under control as of around 2.15pm and there were no reports of any injuries. An […]

The Prime Minister has apologised to those affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster on behalf of the British state for the string of failures that led to the fatal fire. Sir Keir Starmer told MPs that the survivors, bereaved families and the community around Grenfell had been “let down very badly” before, during and after the fire that killed 72 people in 2017. His apology followed publication of the final […]

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed Britain’s allies “understand” its move to suspend some arms exports to Israel, insisting it was a “legal not a policy decision”. The Prime Minister also argued “this isn’t an Israel issue” but the Government was required to follow the legal framework on licensing and keep them under review. The UK has suspended around 30 out of a total of approximately 350 licences because of concerns […]

The Government will “carefully consider” the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to “ensure that such a tragedy cannot occur again”, the Prime Minister has said. The inquiry’s final report, published on Wednesday, found the fire that killed 72 people in 2017 was the result of “decades of failure” by central government and the construction industry to act on the dangers of flammable cladding. In a written statement, Sir Keir […]

The inquiry has found they failed to properly consider the danger of combustible materials in high-rise residential buildings The devastating Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people was the result of “decades of failure” by government and the construction industry to act on the dangers of flammable materials on high-rise buildings, a long-awaited report has found. The west London tower block was covered in combustible products because of the “systematic dishonesty” of firms who made […]