Full list of areas hit by drought as England and Wales record record low rainfall
England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said Around half of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought as provisional Met Office figures reveal both…
Premium Bonds prize checker: When is August’s NS&I draw and have I won?
Every month, savers have the chance to win big prizes as the Premium Bonds winning numbers are announced. There are now 22 million people taking part in the government-backed savings…
Count Binface could get 20% of vote in Clacton by-election, new poll shows
Some 20 per cent of Clacton voters to back Count Binface in Nigel Farage’s constituency A fifth of voters could back Count Binface over Nigel Farage in the upcoming by-election…
Man arrested after nine-year-old girl dies in Arbroath
A man has been arrested after the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found with serious injuries in Arbroath. Officers were called to Elliot Industrial Estate in Arbroath shortly…
AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger
Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca is in discussions to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near-$400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group. AstraZeneca, run by…
Wales first nation to withdraw support for Infantino
Wales have become the first nation to publicly withdraw backing for Gianni Infantino’s bid to continue his leadership of Fifa. It follows the loss of confidence in the Fifa president…
Education secretary vows to undo Gove’s ‘straitjacket’ school reforms
Lucy Powell says the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach doesn’t suit all children Education Secretary Lucy Powell says schools are stuck in a “straitjacket” of academic prioritisation, hindering children’s potential. She has announced…
Glasgow hailed for saving Games as baton passes to Amdavad
The man responsible for delivering Glasgow 2026 said the city had “saved and reinvented” the Commonwealth Games, three years after its future was plunged into doubt. Ahead of Sunday’s closing…
NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
An NHS mental health trust plans to cut a wide range of its services and axe hundreds of jobs to close a £25m hole in its finances. The move by…
How parents and pupils took on ‘cruel’, ‘authoritarian’ schools – and won
To avoid getting into trouble at school, 14-year-old Amelia says she decided to stop drinking water so she would not need the toilet. Her school, Camborne Science and International Academy…