Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)
Category: UK
Improving disabled access to UK’s public transport ‘almost impossible’
When Tanni Grey-Thompson was left stranded at London’s King’s Cross station on her way to the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris this
Grenfell survivors expect inquiry’s final report to end ‘carousel of blame’
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster expect the public inquiry’s final report next week to finally halt a “carousel of blame-pointing” and damn the conduct
Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats with black mould
A newly elected Labour MP has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations. Jas Athwal, the MP for Ilford South,
UK MPs urged to give up freebies from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms
MPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms because their products cause so
Workplace health checks introduced in England to target preventable diseases
More than 130,000 people across England will benefit from workplace health checks being trialled to help protect people from preventable diseases, the government has said.
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts
Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the financial
Keir Starmer ‘gets rid of’ 10 Downing Street’s Thatcher portrait
Keir Starmer has had a portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from No 10 Downing Street, according to his biographer. Tom Baldwin said that after Starmer
Tory MP told to ‘get a grip’ for using Holocaust poem to criticise smoking ban
The Conservative MP Esther McVey has been urged to “get a grip” after she posted a poem about the Holocaust to criticise government plans to
LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks
A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade union Aslef has announced. Passengers travelling between