An average of nearly 825 times a day, water companies in England discharged untreated sewage into rivers and the sea last year, the government's Environment Agency (EA), which is responsible for protecting England's environment, said yesterday.more

Rayon Newby, 20, was released from HMP Thameside on Friday 17 March before completing his sentence for assault, harassment and burglary.more

Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operationsmore

A London couple were hit with a £400 ‘fly-tipping’ fine for putting their bins out at the wrong time of day. more

Amazon workers in Coventry - the first in the UK to strike - are to take a further six days of industrial action in a continuing dispute over pay. Strikes by GMB union members will be from 16 to 18 April and 21 to 23 April. It follows action earlier this year.more

Around 1.7 million workers will get a “significant” pay boost when the national minimum wage (NLW) increases from Saturday – but food price inflation continues to outstrip rises in earnings during the cost of living crisis.more

The speed limit will be reduced to 20mph on main roads in five London boroughs this week in a bid to improve road safety.more

Private investigators have provided new and "compelling" evidence of illegal work for the Mail newspapers, the Duke of Sussex's barrister told a court. The privacy case centres on allegations of widespread illegality commissioned by journalists in the 1990s and 2000s.more

A criminal investigation is under way into allegations that a rogue meat supplier falsely labelled huge quantities of foreign pork as British. The Food Standards Agency is also looking into claims that the firm also mixed rotten pork with fresh meat. more

Powerful 70mph winds and heavy rain will batter parts of the UK today as Storm Mathis sweeps across the country.more

Staff at a quarter of fire and rescue services in England have reported alleged racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in their ranks in the past five years, inspectors say. more

The UK economy performed better than previously estimated at the end of last year, revised official figures show. It was previously thought the economy had not grown in the last three months of 2022, but new Office for National Statistics data shows it grew by 0.1%.more

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claims joining the 11-strong trade area will "demonstrate the real economic benefits of our post-Brexit freedoms".more

Action on Salt is calling for mandatory salt reduction targets.more

If Britain wants to rebuild ties with Europe, it should do so through countries such as Poland or Slovakia. They understand common challenges much better, and Poland is becoming a new European power, the Daily Telegraph reports today.more

Airports and airlines have told the BBC they are confident they have enough staff to avoid a repeat of last year's disruption in the Easter holidays. Some struggled with staff shortages last year as passengers returned, leading to delays and cancellations.more

The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a trend lasting decades.more

A new plan to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs by investing in renewable energy and nuclear is being unveiled by the government. Ministers say they want the UK to have the cheapest electricity in Europe by 2035, but admit the strategy is unlikely to bring down bills next year.more

A rise in the state pension age to 68 will not be brought forward yet, the government is to announce. Those born on or after 5 April 1977 will be the first cohort to work to 68, under current plans. A 2017 government review suggested expanding this include to those born in the late 1960s.more

It is difficult for me to put into words how proud I am of our partnership, King Charles III, who was visiting Germany, announced in the Bundestag. He stressed that the friendship between Great Britain and Germany meant a lot to his mother Queen Elizabeth II. "She often talked about her visits to Germany," he noted.more

Millions of Brits will be hit by two major changes to NHS prescription charges this week. Most will have to pay more for their prescriptions as of April 1, after the Government unveiled plans to increase charges in line with inflation. more

The famous British traveler Michael "Bear" Grylls has joined the United24 fundraising platform and will promote the "Reconstruction of Ukraine" initiative, the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced.more

The UK is "strikingly unprepared" for future threats from global warming, the government's Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said. "Under the leadership of the Conservatives, a whole decade has been lost," it added.more

Incidents reported in a survey included physical aggression, sexual harassment, racial slurs and vandalism with theatre union Bectu saying such "instances are neither rare nor isolated".more

Amsterdam has launched a new campaign warning British tourists seeking a “messy” weekend to stay away. more