Ministers holding emergency meetings as 17,000 properties remain without water Ministers are holding emergency daily meetings as 17,000 properties remain without drinking water across Kent and Sussex, Sir Keir Starmer has said. South East Water (SEW) has blamed the latest supply failure, which comes after a similar incident in December, on Storm Goretti causing burst
Keir Starmer defends digital ID work check plans amid accusations of new U-turn Sir Keir Starmer has insisted there “will be checks” on the right to work in the UK, and “they will be digital, and they will be mandatory”, as he faced fire in the Commons over a U-turn on the Government’s flagship digital
Rachel Reeves wants North to ‘feel the benefits’ of rail scheme by ‘early 2030s’ Rachel Reeves said she wants people in northern England to “feel the benefits” of a major scheme to boost connections by “the early 2030s”. The Chancellor who is the Labour MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, described the decision to build
Home Secretary says she has no confidence in police boss after Maccabi fan ban The Home Secretary has said she has lost confidence in the head of West Midlands Police following a “damning” review into the force’s decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa. Shabana Mahmood told MPs that
Appeal over Kneecap rapper’s terror case begins at High Court The Crown Prosecution Service’s bid to overturn the decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has begun at the High Court. The rapper, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support
Police chief apologises for error in evidence over Maccabi football fan ban West Midlands Police’s chief constable has apologised to MPs for giving them an error in evidence over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, as the Home Secretary is set to address Parliament. Force leaders have been under fire over the decision
Scientists identify small changes people can make to live longer Brisk walking for an extra five minutes a day can help reduce a person’s risk of death, a new study has found. Two new studies have identified the small changes people can make to help themselves live longer. The first, published in The Lancet, found
Scientists confirm 2025 as third hottest year on record as heat surge continues Last year was globally the third warmest year on record, scientists confirmed as human activity drives the “unmistakable trend” towards a hotter climate. Scientists around the world – including at the UK’s Met Office, University of East Anglia, and the National Centre
Nearly one in five adults have a side hustle Nearly one in five people have an additional job or side hustle, research indicates. Some 17% of women have an additional venture, as do 18% of men, a survey for Scottish Widows found. The research found that, for women, buying and reselling on online platforms is
Districts warn of ‘catastrophic flooding’ without urgent funding boost Vulnerable areas face “catastrophic flooding and economic devastation” without further Government funding for protections, councils have warned. Senior local government figures said local taxpayers will now have to foot the bill for flood defence maintenance in many districts after the Environment Agency re-prioritised which areas receive