Category: UK

When, in 1998, my friend Rosemarie Everton was appointed to the UK’s first ever chair in fire law, at the University of Central Lancashire, it [more…]

Peter Mandelson is the new ambassador to the US. In a statement Keir Starmer said: I am delighted to appoint Lord Mandelson to be the [more…]

A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a [more…]

A dramatic slowdown in economic growth and rising borrowing costs since the budget could undermine the government’s finances and force the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to [more…]

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman who was found with serious injuries at a house in Coventry. Astra [more…]

Water bills in England and Wales will rise by 36% over the next five years, as suppliers were accused of forcing struggling households to pay [more…]

Thames Water will have to pay an £18.2m penalty after the water industry regulator confirmed the troubled utilities company had breached dividend rules. The Guardian [more…]

The new boss of the Body Shop has told staff the struggling ethical beauty retailer is “back for good” after it booked a profit in [more…]

Only four fines out of 5,600 complaints have been issued for illegal burning of wood in smoke-control areas from September 2023 to August 2024 in [more…]

From a toadstool with teeth to a vine smelling of marzipan and a flower that has cheated its way out of having to photosynthesise, a [more…]