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Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator - The Guardian

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator  The Guardian

Published on 18 July 2025 | 12:35 pm

Britain's 'DIRTIEST beaches' revealed where sand strewn with broken glass & faeces-covered napkins - is yours on list? - The Sun

1. Britain's 'DIRTIEST beaches' revealed where sand strewn with broken glass & faeces-covered napkins - is yours on list?  The Sun
2. Two Northumberland beaches among cleanest in the UK  Hexham Courant
3. UK's 'dirtiest' beach has complaints of 'human faeces and broken glass'  Devon Live
4. The 2 beaches near you shamed in list of 'most littered' in the UK  Lancashire Evening Post
5. UK's 'most littered' beach is in Lincolnshire - and visitors leave human faeces and dirty nappies  Lincolnshire Live

Published on 18 July 2025 | 12:27 pm

Tributes left at school of child who died in Somerset coach crash - The Guardian

1. Tributes left at school of child who died in Somerset coach crash  The Guardian
2. Teacher praises 'incredibly brave' pupils after fatal coach crash in Somerset - as injured driver remains in hospital  Sky News
3. Shock and sadness at Somerset bus crash school  BBC
4. Tributes to child who died in Somerset school coach crash | ITV News  ITVX
5. Off-duty firefighter helped save children in bus crash  The Independent

Published on 18 July 2025 | 11:44 am

Elderly couple die in 'absolutely sickening' arson attack | ITV News - ITVX

1. Elderly couple die in 'absolutely sickening' arson attack | ITV News  ITVX
2. Family releases pictures of couple killed in house fire  London Evening Standard
3. Man and woman injured in suspected arson attack  BBC
4. Elderly couple die in ‘sickening’ arson attack  The Telegraph
5. 'Two elderly people have been murdered in their home where they should feel safe'  Liverpool Echo

Published on 18 July 2025 | 11:23 am

First picture of 'all-round great kid' killed in moped crash - Wales Online

1. First picture of 'all-round great kid' killed in moped crash  Wales Online
2. Boy killed in moped crash 'an all-round great kid'  BBC
3. Tribute to 'all-round great kid' who died in crash between scooter and tractor  Manchester Evening News
4. 'A great all-round kid' says family tribute to 17-year-old Ronnie Tillot  Chester Standard
5. Teenage moped rider dies in tractor crash  BBC

Published on 18 July 2025 | 11:16 am

Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects - The Guardian

1. Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects  The Guardian
2. UK green energy groups warned they would lose subsidies under a Reform government  Financial Times
3. Reform warns wind farm builders it would scrap their subsidies  The Telegraph
4. UK right-wing populists threaten to scrap wind power deals  Windpower Monthly
5. Reform gives power companies ‘formal notice’ it plans to scrap their clean energy subsidies  The Independent

Published on 18 July 2025 | 11:12 am

School that banned Union flag dress closes early over ‘extremist threats’ - The Telegraph

1. School that banned Union flag dress closes early over ‘extremist threats’  The Telegraph
2. This is the real mystery about the girl in the Union flag dress  The Telegraph
3. School in Rugby targeted by 'extremist abuse' closes for safety  BBC
4. Girl in union flag dress barred from giving speech on school’s ‘culture day’  The Guardian
5. School apologises after girl, 12, punished for wearing Union Jack dress to ‘Culture Day’  The Independent

Published on 18 July 2025 | 10:41 am

Doctor and husband jailed for selling stolen hospital PPE on eBay - BBC

1. Doctor and husband jailed for selling stolen hospital PPE on eBay  BBC
2. Doctor and husband who sold PPE stolen from NHS during pandemic jailed  Yahoo
3. Doctor and husband jailed after selling stolen NHS PPE on Ebay during pandemic  STV News
4. PF v Attiya Sheikh & Omar Sheikh  Judiciary of Scotland
5. Doctor and husband who pocketed almost £8,000 selling stolen NHS PPE during lockdown jailed  Daily Record

Published on 18 July 2025 | 10:31 am

Stoke Newington school dating back to 1500s to close - BBC

1. Stoke Newington school dating back to 1500s to close  BBC
2. London school dating back to 1500s to close amid falling pupil numbers  London Evening Standard
3. Inside London’s school closures crisis as more than 30 primaries set to shut or merge within weeks  MSN
4. OPINION - The schools closure crisis hitting London - and the UK ...The Standard podcast  inkl
5. The schools closure crisis hitting London - and the UK ...The Standard podcast  London Evening Standard

Published on 18 July 2025 | 10:29 am

Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank - The Guardian

Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank  The Guardian

Published on 18 July 2025 | 10:24 am

Top boss at troubled city school resigns as crisis deepens - Liverpool Echo

1. Top boss at troubled city school resigns as crisis deepens  Liverpool Echo
2. Educ8 Liverpool school rated 'inadequate' amid safety concerns  BBC
3. Troubled Liverpool school closed with immediate effect  Liverpool Echo
4. 'Dysfunctional' Liverpool school where children feel 'scared and threatened' plunged into special measures  Liverpool Echo
5. Reasons behind sudden closure of Liverpool school  Liverpool Echo

Published on 18 July 2025 | 10:20 am

Serious water pollution in England up 60%, government says - BBC

1. Serious water pollution in England up 60%, government says  BBC
2. South West Water serious incidents double in 2024  BBC
3. Serious pollution incidents by English water companies rose 60% last year  The Guardian
4. Serious sewage spills rise 60% in England ahead of water regulator shake up  Financial Times
5. Serious water pollution incidents in England up 60% last year - with three companies blamed for most  Sky News

Published on 18 July 2025 | 9:25 am

Grant Shapps defends use of superinjunction to suppress Afghan data leak - The Guardian

1. Grant Shapps defends use of superinjunction to suppress Afghan data leak  The Guardian
2. My focus was on saving lives after Afghan data breach, Shapps says  BBC
3. This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country | Simon Jenkins  The Guardian
4. How bad is Afghan data breach for MI6 and SAS?  BBC
5. Spies and special forces among more than 100 Britons whose details were included in Afghan data leak  Sky News

Published on 18 July 2025 | 9:12 am

Tudor Evans shares cryptic post after Plymouth votes 'no' to a mayor - Plymouth Live

1. Tudor Evans shares cryptic post after Plymouth votes 'no' to a mayor  Plymouth Live
2. Plymouth's mayoral referendum - a soap opera election with a bizarre ending  ITVX
3. Plymouth heads to the polls in mayoral referendum | News - Greatest Hits Radio (Devon)  Rayo
4. Directly elected mayor referendum in Plymouth  Radio Exe
5. Plymouth votes against having a directly-elected mayor  TheBusinessDesk.com

Published on 18 July 2025 | 7:35 am

Road closed at Royston after traffic collision - BBC

1. Road closed at Royston after traffic collision  BBC
2. One dead and two hurt after car crashes into house  BBC
3. Car crash Royston: Man dies after car crashes into house on Cambridgeshire border  Cambridge News
4. Man dies after car comes off A505 and crashes into house  Royston Crow
5. Busy bypass closed after road crash  AOL.com

Published on 18 July 2025 | 6:22 am

Thunderstorms and heavy rain set to hit UK with yellow weather warnings issued - ITVX

1. Thunderstorms and heavy rain set to hit UK with yellow weather warnings issued  ITVX
2. South East warned to brace for 'intense' rain on Saturday  BBC
3. Thunderstorms set to batter UK this weekend with flash flooding risk  ITVX
4. Amber thunderstorm warning issued for southeast England  Met Office
5. UK weather: Amber warning for thunderstorms for London and parts of southern England  Sky News

Published on 18 July 2025 | 5:24 am

South East Water hosepipe and sprinkler ban comes into force - BBC

South East Water hosepipe and sprinkler ban comes into force  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

Published on 18 July 2025 | 5:00 am

'Within just two days we could lose our homes' - Manchester Evening News

'Within just two days we could lose our homes'  Manchester Evening News

Published on 18 July 2025 | 5:00 am

Sir Lindsay Hoyle should have made ministers tell MPs about Afghan data leak, says Harriet Harman - Sky News

1. Sir Lindsay Hoyle should have made ministers tell MPs about Afghan data leak, says Harriet Harman  Sky News
2. Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party | Polly Toynbee  The Guardian
3. Keir Starmer says he had to 'deal with' rebel Labour MPs  BBC
4. Keir Starmer doesn’t yet have whip hand over his MPs  The Times
5. Labour suspends four rebel MPs for breaching party discipline  BBC

Published on 18 July 2025 | 4:39 am

Care home with 'strong smell of urine' plunged into special measures - Liverpool Echo

Care home with 'strong smell of urine' plunged into special measures  Liverpool Echo

Published on 17 July 2025 | 11:02 pm

Leading lights of UK research spearhead search for world's best talent - GOV.UK

1. Leading lights of UK research spearhead search for world's best talent  GOV.UK
2. University of Bath to receive £4.35m from Global Talent Fund to attract world-leading researchers  University of Bath
3. More US students choosing UK universities after Donald Trump attacks on higher education  Financial Times
4. Britain has a rare opportunity to lure American talent  The Economist
5. Golden triangle shines as UK names Global Talent Fund recipients  Times Higher Education

Published on 17 July 2025 | 11:01 pm

Britons urged to count butterfly numbers amid hopes of ‘outstanding’ summer - The Guardian

1. Britons urged to count butterfly numbers amid hopes of ‘outstanding’ summer  The Guardian
2. Winchester school children help launch Big Butterfly Count 2025  BBC
3. ‘National rescue mission’ to save butterflies  The Telegraph
4. Why the UK’s butterflies are booming in 2025  The Conversation
5. Help support local wildlife and join the Big Butterfly Count!  Wrexham.com

Published on 17 July 2025 | 11:01 pm

Protesters clash with police outside Essex ‘migrant hotel’ - The Telegraph

1. Protesters clash with police outside Essex ‘migrant hotel’  The Telegraph
2. Officers attacked at hotel protest, say police  BBC
3. Police ‘drive into protester’ outside migrant hotel in Epping, Essex  The Telegraph
4. Essex police arrest two after asylum hotel protests turn violent  The Guardian
5. Protesters clash with police outside Essex hotel believed to house asylum seekers  Sky News

Published on 17 July 2025 | 10:54 pm

Murder suspect named after Rikki Berry shot dead in garden - Liverpool Echo

1. Murder suspect named after Rikki Berry shot dead in garden  Liverpool Echo
2. Man charged with murder of dad shot on doorstep  BBC
3. Man charged with murder of Rikki Berry  merseyside.police.uk
4. Man charged with murder of dad shot on doorstep | ITV News  ITVX
5. Man and woman arrested after Rikki Berry shot dead in garden  Liverpool Echo

Published on 17 July 2025 | 8:30 pm

Starmer rushes through votes for 16-year-olds to fight Reform threat - The Telegraph

1. Starmer rushes through votes for 16-year-olds to fight Reform threat  The Telegraph
2. 'Starmer's new generation' and 'Abbott suspended'  BBC
3. The seats that Labour’s teenage voters will steal from Reform  The Telegraph
4. 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election as government says it will lower voting age in UK  BBC
5. Lowering the voting age: a boost for UK democracy or a shot in the dark?  The Guardian

Published on 17 July 2025 | 8:07 pm

The deplorable and the adorable: Merz gives top bantz after blasting Brexit | John Crace - The Guardian

1. The deplorable and the adorable: Merz gives top bantz after blasting Brexit | John Crace  The Guardian
2. Plans for direct train to Berlin in new UK-Germany treaty  BBC
3. Merz says he ‘deplores deeply’ UK’s decision to leave EU after signing UK-Germany treaty – as it happened  The Guardian
4. Government agrees landmark plans to lay down the tracks for direct trains to Germany  GOV.UK
5. Direct trains from London to Berlin could run within a decade  The Times

Published on 17 July 2025 | 6:06 pm

Doctors strikes: BMA and Streeting talks 'constructive' - BBC

1. Doctors strikes: BMA and Streeting talks 'constructive'  BBC
2. Wes Streeting considers writing off part of doctors’ student debts to avert strike  The Guardian
3. Doctors could have student loans written off to avert strikes  The Times
4. Junior doctors in line for £270m pension boost under new pay demands  The Telegraph
5. Labour voters back doctors over five-day strike and think Wes Streeting should meet pay demands  The Independent

Published on 17 July 2025 | 6:00 pm

Nurse confronted trans doctor in 'unacceptable' manner, tribunal hears - BBC

1. Nurse confronted trans doctor in 'unacceptable' manner, tribunal hears  BBC
2. Tribunal hears trans doctor sobbed while reporting nurse  BBC
3. Sandie Peggie trans doctor tribunal is a farce, says Annabelle Ewing  The Times
4. It’s time to overthrow the lanyardocracy  The Spectator
5. Trans changing room row nurse cleared of misconduct as tribunal resumes  BBC

Published on 17 July 2025 | 2:43 pm