Prime Minister Burnham Orders Officials to Draw Up More Radical Options for Thames Water
LONDON – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has instructed officials to discard existing plans for rescuing Thames Water and to…
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North Sea Oil Strikes Could Severely Disrupt UK Fuel Supplies, Unite Union Warns
ABERDEEN – More than 160 offshore oil workers are set to stage a 24-hour strike from Wednesday that could severely…
Energy Secretary Fahnbulleh Voices Concern Over Mahmood’s Settlement Reforms, Exposing Cabinet Divisions on Migration
LONDON – British Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh appears to have criticised Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms, suggesting in a…
150 Scientists, MPs and Campaigners Urge Prime Minister Burnham to Launch Inquiry into Air Pollution Inequalities
LONDON: A coalition of 150 scientists, Members of Parliament and activists, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has called on Prime…
Seabirds Make Remarkable Comeback in England’s Solent Region After 2022 Bird Flu Devastation
LONDON: Seabird populations along England’s south coast have staged a striking recovery three years after an outbreak of highly pathogenic…
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski Calls Zionism Racist “in Practical Application”, Says No State Has a Right to Exist
Polanski refuses to overturn party’s controversial conference motion, insists he has no regrets despite criticism from Jewish members London, October…
Police Officer Shot in Foot in Nottingham City Centre as Two Suspects Flee
NOTTINGHAM, October 18 – A police officer is in hospital after being shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre…
NHS England’s Own Assessment Warns Single-Sex Ward Policy Could Harm Trans Patients
Internal report flags risk of delays, “corridor care” and discrimination, while citing benefits for privacy, dignity and safety of other…
Honeybees Crowd Wild Pollinators Off Flowers, UK Study Finds
Cambridge: Managed honeybees are routinely pushing wild bees, hoverflies and other pollinators off flowers in their search for nectar and…
Healey Declares Heathrow Third Runway “Given the Go-Ahead,” Exposing Rift With Prime Minister Burnham
London: Chancellor John Healey has said the government has given the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow Airport. His…