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Government and the water regulator Ofwat broke law on sewage, says watchdog | UK News
The government and the water regulator broke the law by allowing sewage to be discharged outside of “exceptional circumstances”, according to the green watchdog. Outlets [more…]
‘My son died at 24
Family photo Declan Spencer, who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died at the age of 24 without finishing his bucket list Alex Spencer’s son Declan – [more…]
Syria: Inside the drug factories that bankrolled Assad’s narco state | World News
Now Bashar al Assad has gone, there is so much to see and film in Syria which was impossible to document before. The extent, for [more…]
Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency bailout | Money News
Thames Water is seeking High Court approval today for a £3bn emergency loan to keep the troubled utility afloat, in a crucial 48-hours for the [more…]
Chinese ‘spy’ linked to Prince Andrew named as MP warns Yang Tengbo ‘was not a lone wolf’
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Mother behind Martha’s Rule shares scheme’s early success
Merope Mills Merope Mills began her campaign after an inquest found a change of care plan could have saved Martha’s life Almost one out of [more…]
Chris Kamara returning to football broadcasting two years after stepping back due to rare brain disorder | Ents & Arts News
Football pundit Chris Kamara will return to screens on Boxing Day, two years after stepping away from broadcasting due to a rare neurological disorder. Kamara [more…]
Plan to register children not in school takes shape
Getty Images A register to identify children who are not in school in England will be part of a bill introduced to Parliament on Tuesday. [more…]
Assad’s cousin says Syria’s new leaders can’t be trusted to shun violence and unite country | World News
Bashar al Assad’s cousin has said Syria’s new leaders cannot be trusted to turn away from their extremist past and unite the country. Ribal al [more…]
UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus
British diplomats have held talks with the leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), following its ousting of President Bashar al-Assad more [more…]
Congress’ year-end funding deal ‘not quite there’ ahead of Friday shutdown cliff
Top lawmakers were still negotiating the final details Monday night of a stopgap spending patch tied to a slew of other last-ditch priorities as Friday’s [more…]
Chinese spy suspect named and ‘stark choice’ for Starmer
The story of the alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew continues to dominate the front pages. Metro leads on the naming of the spy [more…]
New Zealand vs England: Hosts seal crushing 424-run win in Tim Southee’s final Test
England’s year ended with a thumping defeat by New Zealand, who sent seamer Tim Southee into retirement with a consolation victory in the third and [more…]
Trump to meet TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms
US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US. Trump [more…]
The shopkeepers confronting festive shoplifters
BBC Martin Gaunt said he felt he had no option but to perform citizen’s arrests Faced with what he describes as a “relentless” onslaught of [more…]
Government has broken the law on sewage
The government and regulators have broken the law by being too lenient on water companies that spill sewage, the UK’s environment watchdog has found. The [more…]
UK’s most generous city revealed, according to GoFundMe data
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Government breached the law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, watchdog finds
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Scottish drug lab boss jailed after Spain arrest
NCA Wright trafficked cocaine and heroin from Scotland to England A senior member of an organised crime group that ran an amphetamine lab in Scotland [more…]
Man arrested after boy, 2, died in hit-and-run crash in Smethwick, police say | UK News
A man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy died in a hit-and-run crash, police have said. Four adults were also injured in the incident, [more…]
