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Giant tunnel proposed to clean up Windermere’s sewage problem
A £3.6 billion plan has been proposed to prevent sewage discharge into Windermere, England’s largest lake, by constructing a tunnel up to 12 miles long to
Lawyer caught offering to make illegal-worker fine go away
A solicitor, Mohammad Alias Yousaf, was secretly filmed by the BBC offering advice on how to avoid paying a £45,000 fine for employing an illegal worker. A
Watch: Pigs on the loose bring A-road to a standstill
On Sunday afternoon, approximately 20 pigs caused significant disruption on the A127 at Dunton, near Basildon, by running between vehicles and bringing tra
Royals roll out red carpet for visiting Sultan
King Charles and Queen Camilla, alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, welcomed Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said of Oman with a ceremonial red carpet
Jane Dodds standing down as Welsh Liberal Democrats leader
Jane Dodds has announced she will step down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, a role she has held since 2017. Dodds, who has been the party’s sole
Student who stabbed housemate 30 times admits murder
Zack Coughlan, 23, has pleaded guilty to the murder of his housemate Jamie Collins, 21, after initially denying the charge at Bristol Crown Court. The atta
Harry says he wants to ‘reconcile’ with his family
Prince Harry has expressed a desire to reconcile with his father, King Charles III, and brother, Prince William, in a recent interview with GQ magazine. He
UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement
The UK government is set to announce its decision on the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with approval widely anticipated, according to multiple Whiteh
Schools should recognise antisemitism as distinct form of harm, review says
A government-commissioned review led by former Ofsted chief Sir David Bell recommends that schools and colleges in England recognise antisemitism as a dist
Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites
Google Cloud has resolved a disruption at its London data centre, which caused outages affecting UK banks, businesses, and courts on Tuesday. The issue, de