Thames Water must pay a £104.5m penalty for sewage breaches and £18.2m relating to shareholder dividends.
Month: May 2025
Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.
Kemi Badenoch’s missteps are a ‘total disaster’ for Conservatives, say insiders
The party is at a ‘hugely important crossroads’. But is Badenoch helping or, as some suggest, adding to the challenge – and what does it […]
Senior police raise concern over early prisoner release plans
Senior officers sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice before the announcement on sentencing changes last week.
Mayor backs report’s call for cannabis law reform
The London Drugs Commission is calling for possession of cannabis for personal use to be decriminalised.
UK temps to hit 26C this weekend after sunniest spring on record
Temperatures are set to rise across England and eastern Wales over the next few days, as this spring is confirmed as the sunniest on record.
Second dig to begin in search for missing woman
A search for a woman missing since 1996, now believed murdered, moves to the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Four in hospital after stabbing in Gloucester
One person is being treated for life-threatening injuries and several roads have been closed.
Anti-crime pledges will not be met without extra money, warns Met chief
Sir Mark Rowley says forces grappling with years of cuts need more money to meet the government’s “ambition”.
‘I built a tiny castle for mice in my garden’
Christie Barnes hosts a family of mice and voles in an extravagant castle filled with food.
