Category: UK
First large-scale UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claimss
On former railway sidings at Grimsby docks in Lincolnshire, the seafood industry is backing new plans for an onshore salmon farm that it claims will [more…]
Several dead in attempt to cross Channel, say French authorities
Several people have died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French regional authorities have said, less than two weeks after the [more…]
Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals
Thousands of flood defences in England that are supposed to protect properties from serious damage are in a state of disrepair, according to official figures [more…]
Financial leaders and party insiders warn Starmer: we need less gloom, more optimism
The government’s gloomy diagnosis of the state of Britain is imperilling the private investment needed to secure economic growth, City figures are warning, amid widespread [more…]
Man, 18, charged with murders of a woman and two teenagers in Luton
An 18-year-old has been charged with the murders of a woman and two teenagers who were found dead at a flat in Luton on Friday, [more…]
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask you to [more…]
Joe Biden dismisses Russian threats during meeting with Keir Starmer
Joe Biden has dismissed the sabre-rattling threats made by Vladimir Putin as the US president met the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, at the White [more…]
Airport parking: £100 fines in Bristol ‘could be unenforceable’
Are private fines sent by Bristol airport’s contractor to motorists who pick up passengers outside its designated, paid-for, drop-off and pickup zone unenforceable? It looks [more…]
Nigel Farage defends US trip alongside Austrian MEP sympathetic to Russia
Nigel Farage has defended making another trip to the US, where he is speaking at an event alongside a leading far-right Austrian politician whose party [more…]
Starmer says rebuilding UK means painful decisions, not just ‘a lick of paint’
Keir Starmer has said painful decisions such as cutting winter fuel payment to save £1.4bn a year are necessary as failure to act would be [more…]