Category: UK
UK riots live: police braced for more far-right unrest amid reports of 30 planned gatherings
a second meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee which the prime minister attended, Keir Starmer said “Obviously it’s a difficult situation with disorder going [more…]
Thames Water’s turnaround plan to be supervised by independent monitor
The water industry regulator for England and Wales is to appoint an independent monitor to supervise debt-laden Thames Water’s turnaround plan as it attempts to [more…]
UK house prices ‘to rise through rest of year’ after jump in July
UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July, and lower mortgage rates are expected to lead to continued growth throughout the rest of the year, [more…]
NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack
A software provider faces being fined more than £6m over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services in England, the data [more…]
UK failing to monitor apparently falling wasp populations, expert warns
The UK is not doing enough to track wasp populations as numbers appear to plummet, a leading expert has warned. While there were national monitoring [more…]
‘Celebrations of life’ increasingly replacing traditional funerals in UK, study shows
Traditional sombre funerals in religious settings are increasingly being replaced by “celebrations of life” with personal touches held at more unusual locations in the UK, [more…]
Police officers injured amid standoff in Plymouth – England riots as it happened
Ministers are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope with an influx of people expected to be held on remand over the next month, [more…]
NHS ‘soup and shake’ diet puts almost a third of type 2 diabetes cases in remission
Tens of thousands more people in England living with type 2 diabetes could be offered an 800-calorie-a-day “soup and shake” diet after research found almost [more…]
Two dolphins found dead on banks of Thames in London
Two dolphins have reportedly been found dead on the banks of the Thames in London, after one was spotted in the river last week. The [more…]
Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief
The worst of the far-right violence seen in England this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent former police chief has said, amid warnings [more…]
