Firefighters have been dealing with grass fires across the country.
Month: March 2025
Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment
The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.
Sightings of escaped prisoner after van getaway
Jamie Cooper has been on the run since leaping from a prison van on the M55 in Preston on Wednesday.
Man arrested after explosive substance found
Police declare a major incident after evacuating residents in St Leonards for “their own safety”.
Prince William sends strong message from tank near Russian border
Prince William joins a training exercise by soldiers in Estonia guarding Nato’s eastern border with Russia.
Man guilty of murdering and dismembering housemate
Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, killed Stuart Everett and then cut his body up into 27 pieces.
New national forest to see 20m trees planted
The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.
Heathrow Airport closes all day over power outage
It comes in response to a “significant” outage linked to a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
Interest rates will go down gradually, says Bank
Borrowing costs had been widely expected to be left unchanged with inflation, predicted to go up in the coming months.
Sturgeon ‘relieved and vindicated’ as police investigation ends
The former first minister’s husband Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement.
