New water ombudsman will tackle leaks and overcharging
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:30:09 GMT
The new consumer champion is being launched as part of wider plans to overhaul the water industry.
Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:11:08 GMT
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "fired warning shots" and disputed the number of reported deaths.
Hotel protest escalated into 'mindless thuggery', police say
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 03:35:35 GMT
Six people have been arrested during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping.
Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 03:47:25 GMT
The result could destabilise Japan's government at a pivotal moment in trade negotiations with the US.
British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:37:27 GMT
The woman fell from her raft in Briancon and was later found on a riverbank in a serious condition.
Ellen DeGeneres: I moved to the UK because of Trump
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 18:47:43 GMT
The TV star makes her first public appearance since moving to the UK the day after Trump's re-election.
Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:11:59 GMT
More than 1,000 people in Syria have been killed in recent clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters.
Battle of Orgreave national inquiry confirmed
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:00:38 GMT
Police violently clashed with striking miners at Orgreave in South Yorkshire on 18 June 1984.
HS2 was doomed to be a mess, say insiders - due to a 'problem in this country'
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:03:55 GMT
"There's a fundamental problem in the UK with the cost of building anything," says one insider. Then there are questions about the planning system
Future pensioners to be worse off, government warns
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:13:38 GMT
Future pensioners are set to be worse off than today's with four-in-10 not saving enough for retirement, says the DWP.
