Southern Water fined £90m for dumping sewage which polluted areas in Kent, Hampshire and Sussex
Southern Water has been fined a record £90m after pleading guilty to dumping sewage thousands of times in the space of five years. The company admitted to…
School bus driver jailed for crashing double-decker carrying 74 pupils into Hampshire railway bridge
A school bus driver has been jailed for three years for crashing a double-decker into a railway bridge, injuring 41 children, three of them seriously. Martin Walker…
Is it an omen? Weather conditions at Wembley predicted to be similar to 1966 World Cup final
England are set to play Italy on Sunday under the same weather conditions as the 1966 team which won the World Cup, the Met Office has said….
Flying ants could swarm to Wembley for Euro 2020 final as radar detects millions of bugs over London
Millions of flying ants have been detected by radar over London and the South East – and some of the bugs could swarm to Wembley which hosts…
Sarah Everard: Location sharing, rape alarms and no walking in the dark among new precautions women take
Location sharing, rape alarms and no walking in the dark alone, women continue to take severe precautions months on from Sarah Everard’s abduction and murder. Scores of…
Mark Cavendish equals Eddy Merckx’s all-time record stage wins at Tour de France
British cyclist Mark Cavendish has made history at this year’s Tour de France, by equalling Belgian Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of stage wins. The Manx rider claimed…
Euro 2020 final: England captain Harry Kane says side’s ‘normal lads’ have dreamed of lifting trophy
Harry Kane has revealed England’s team of “normal lads” have all dreamed of lifting a trophy for their country ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final against Italy….
Bangladesh: Rising sea levels force women into sex work
Climate change reporting isn’t normally like this. When you write about rising sea levels and intensifying cyclones, you don’t expect to end up in a brothel, talking…
Alice Hodgkinson: Missing English teacher found dead by police in Japan
The body of an English teacher has been found in Japan, less than a week after she was reported missing. Alice Hodgkinson, from Nottingham, who was living…
Brexit: Lord Frost blames Theresa May for problems with Northern Ireland Protocol
Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has blamed Theresa May for problems with the implementation of border arrangements for Northern Ireland. Lord Frost told members of the Northern Ireland…
COVID-19: Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines linked to mild heart inflammation but benefits still outweigh risks
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna jabs have been linked to cases of mild heart inflammation – but the benefits still outweigh the risks, according to European and UK…
Chris Eubank ‘devastated’ after son Sebastian found dead days before 30th birthday
Chris Eubank says he is “devastated” after his son Sebastian died days before his 30th birthday. The boxer and personal trainer – the third oldest of Eubank’s…
Euro 2020 final: Schools open late and businesses close early for some as PM flies the flag from No 10
Some schools in England have given permission for children to come in late on Monday and some businesses have adjusted their opening times because of the Euro…