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The Met Office has revealed the storm names for the 2024/25 season. The new storms list – first launched in 2015 – for each year generally runs from early September until late August the following year, coinciding with the beginning of autumn. James, Lewis and Mavis are all included in the new list in honour of figures from the Met Office’s 170-year history. The forecaster said James is named after […]

Beavers need to be back in the wild to help tackle the climate and nature crises, wildlife experts have said as they called for a “bold approach” to bring back the keystone species. The Wildlife Trusts has published a report calling for licences to release the semi-aquatic mammals into the wild, rather than only in fenced enclosures, in England and Wales, and government funding to support their return. The network […]

Nearly three in 10 teachers in England personally provided food to pupils in the summer term out of concern for their welfare, a survey has suggested. More teachers have been forced to bring in food for children in their school than last year – especially in the most deprived areas of England, according to the poll conducted for charity FareShare. The survey, carried out by the Teacher Tapp app, suggests […]

UK children are facing a “happiness recession”, a charity has said after its analysis pointed to lower life satisfaction than youngsters in other European countries. It also found that girls and teenagers from poorer backgrounds feel worst off. The Children’s Society’s latest Good Childhood Report collated data from various research in recent years which it said presents a “deeply worrying picture” on the wellbeing of teenagers in the UK. A […]

The sun shone on the Champs-Elysees as athletes from across the world descended on a packed Place de la Concorde to launch Paris’ first Paralympic Games. Medal hopefuls from 168 delegations paraded through the French capital in glorious weather conditions for an ambitious opening ceremony designed to put disability at the heart of society. ‘From Discord to Concord’ was the theme of the extravaganza, with artistic director Thomas Jolly aiming […]

Three people have died in a road collision in a Welsh coastal town, police have said. North Wales Police said officers responded to reports of a road collision in Beaumaris on Anglesey, shortly after 2.45pm on Wednesday. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene in Alma Street which runs along the seafront past Beaumaris Pier. A witness said the collision involved “a car hitting a pedestrian and then hitting […]

Oasis fans who booked rooms in a Manchester hotel in anticipation of seeing the band on its reunion tour have been left feeling “frustrated” and “scammed” after their reservations were cancelled because of a “technical error”. Oasis fans who booked rooms in a Manchester hotel in anticipation of seeing the band on its reunion tour have been left feeling “frustrated” and “scammed” after their reservations were cancelled because of a […]

Troubled Thames Water has said it needs to hike customer bills by up to nearly 60% by 2030 or warned it will become “uninvestible”. Britain’s biggest water supplier made the shock demand in its response to Ofwat’s draft determination on water company plans as the wider water industry also issued a stark warning against the regulator’s proposals to cap household water charges. Ofwat proposed in its draft determination in July […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners as energy bosses were called in for talks on helping vulnerable households during the dark and cold months ahead. Executives from Centrica, EDF, E.On, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, Good Energy, Rebel Energy, Ovo, So Energy, Ecotricity and Utility Warehouse are expected at the roundtable event with the Government. Industry body Energy UK, the regulator […]