Government breached environmental rules over sewage overflows, watchdog finds
The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – ...
Who is Yang Tengbo? The alleged Chinese spy linked to the Duke of York
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo is said to have been a “close” confidant of the Duke of York and was pictured with politicians including Lord David Cameron and Baroness Theresa May. Mr Yang, 50, was ...
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Former TV host Carlos Watson given nearly 10 years in prison in Ozy Media case
Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced on Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it ...
Government faces pressure to designate China a security threat
The Government faces renewed pressure to designate China a threat to national security after the naming of an alleged Chinese spy with close links to the Duke of York. Yang Tengbo, who denies ...
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More than six million homes and businesses ‘in flood-risk areas’ in England
About one in five homes and businesses in England are in areas at risk of river, sea and flash flooding, analysis from the Environment Agency has warned. A major new update from the agency, which ...
Former Tory minister to advise Government on industrial strategy
Greg Clark, who served as business secretary under Theresa May, is one of 16 people appointed to help the Government formulate its industrial strategy.
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Customer compensation for water supply problems to increase from next year
Water firms are to be forced to significantly increase compensation payments to customers affected by failures such as supply outages, sewer flooding or low water pressure, the Government has said.
Liverpool named most generous city in UK after Southport response
Liverpool has been named by GoFundMe as the UK’s most generous city in 2024 after its response to the Southport stabbings and subsequent disorder. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie ...
Benedict Cumberbatch feels ‘so hot’ as executive watching forests burn in advert
The British actor plays a chief executive named Benedict Lumberjack whose company is benefitting from deforestation.
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Education Secretary says proposed new law ‘seminal moment for child protection’
The right to home education will no longer be automatic for parents of the most at-risk children, under proposed legislation being unveiled in Parliament. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is ...
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Why did ITV Vera star Brenda Blethyn quit the show?
Vera star Brenda Blethyn has revealed she is “semi-retired” after leaving the ITV series to spend more time with her family, having not had a summer with her husband “for 14 years”. Vera fans are due ...
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What the papers say – December 17
The unmasking of an alleged Chinese spy with links to the Duke of York dominates Tuesday’s headlines. Metro and The Guardian both splash on Yang Tengbo, a 50-year-old businessman who was banned from ...