Satellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape
Satellite imagery shows the toll taken on the UK landscape from this year’s long hot summer. BBC Verify analysis of satellite data shows where in the UK has been most…
Voices: ‘We are all too stingy to pay for it’: Readers debate the true cost of fixing social care
Our community responded to Andy Burnham’s social care pledge with one important question – if carers are underpaid, who is actually going to pay to fix it? Andy Burnham has…
What the latest interest rates vote means for your mortgage, savings and bills
The Bank of England has held the base rate to 3.75 per cent, the lowest level in three years The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday its decision to…
UK’s heatwaves led to almost 3,000 deaths as England on track for record
England saw its hottest June on record with temperatures hitting 37.7C in Lingwood, Norfolk England is set for the highest number of deaths caused by heatwaves since figures began. The…
Chris Noble: Police chief who quit abruptly would have been sacked for gross misconduct
Staffordshire Police’s former chief constable is still under investigation for ‘other allegations’ A chief constable who abruptly resigned the day before a misconduct hearing would have been fired had he…
5% savings accounts are finally back – here’s where to get the best deals
A 5% interest rate would earn you £500 on a cash pile of £10,000 – yet many still leave money earning nothing in current accounts The Independent Money channel is…
Full list of areas hit by drought as half of England and all of Wales affected
England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said The whole of Wales is officially in drought status following a period of drastically low rainfall and back-to-back heatwaves, Natural…
Drought declared across whole of Wales as rivers fall to ‘exceptionally low’ levels
The country is on course for its driest July since records began nearly 190 years ago Drought has now been declared across all of Wales. The country’s environment body Natural…
‘Horror scene’ at Hull funeral parlour caught on police bodycam video
Bodycam footage captures the “horror scene” that was discovered at a Hull funeral parlour, where more than 30 decomposing bodies and 100 sets of ashes were found. Robert Bush is…
Man dies after being rescued from sea in Essex
The man was pronounced dead at the scene A man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Frinton, Essex Police said. Police said they were called shortly…