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A second water company has imposed a hosepipe ban as the ongoing dry weather and hot temperatures across England result in record-breaking water demand.
A woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman who was shot dead in South Wales. Joanne Penney, 40, was pronounced dead after suffering fatal injuries at an address in Talbot Green on March 9.
The King has marked the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide by hailing the “extraordinary courage, compassion and dignity” of those left behind. More than 8,000 men and boys were killed on ...
A Russian drone barrage has targeted the centre of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city. Mothers with newborns were being evacuated to a ...
Paddy Power owner Flutter has taken complete ownership of US betting and gaming business FanDuel. The London-listed gambling giant said it has purchased the remaining 5% of FanDuel it did not own from ...
The National Trust is planning to cut around 550 jobs as part of efforts to slash its wage bill after grappling with cost pressures including increased national insurance contributions. The ...
It is “shameful” that a bonfire topped with effigies of migrants in a boat was allowed to go ahead, Amnesty International has said. There has been widespread condemnation from politicians and church ...
BP has said it expects to report higher oil and gas production for the second quarter, after the energy giant renewed its focus on fossil fuels to help boost profits. Shares rose for the group on ...
Analysis by the PA news agency found Britain’s drivers were handed 14.4 million parking tickets by private companies in the year to the end ...
Punk duo Bob Vylan have announced a second last-minute gig of the week in Bristol on Friday night, following a similar performance in London amid two police investigations into the band.
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said that a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast should not be set alight. Fresh safety concerns have been raised over asbestos at the ...
UK exports to the US returned to growth in May, official figures show, after the two countries agreed a trade deal that softened the blow of President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. Goods exports rose ...