Southport to fall silent to remember victims and survivors two years after attacks
People have been encouraged not to leave floral tributes but instead to donate to local causes Southport is set to fall silent as they remember the victims and survivors of…
UK heatwave map: Where temperatures are set to hit 34C today in ‘North-South split’
The Met Office is expecting a ‘North-South split’ with high temperatures in the South, but Scotland seeing clouds and outbreaks of rain Parts of southern England are set to bask…
Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says
Datacentre projects in Britain will be forced to put down significant upfront fees to secure an energy connection under proposals to ease an electricity grid logjam. Ofgem, the sector watchdog,…
Heathrow passengers face higher fares as airport can recover early expansion plan costs
Heathrow passengers face decades of higher fares after the airport was given permission to recover early costs from developing its expansion plan. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it had…
UK heatwave live: Amber heat health alerts come into force as temperatures expected to peak at 34C
The east Midlands, east of England, London and the south east are all under amber heat health alerts Amber and yellow heat alerts are coming into force across the country…
Former yacht club captain cleared of harassing commodore in High Court houseboat row
Stefan Oloffs made a website about colleague Richard Phillips and wrote to the Port of London Authority The former captain of a prestigious London yacht club, who led a campaign…
Heathrow passengers to pay higher fares as airport recoups expansion costs
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it has allowed Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to recoup £320 million Heathrow passengers are facing decades of increased air fares after the airport secured…
Ticket prices set to rise as Heathrow able to recover runway project money
Transport correspondentPublished29 July 2026, 07:18 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoHeathrow Airport will be allowed to charge airlines more for its services to recover money spent on the early stages of its…
Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
Andy Burnham’s plans to put academic and technical education routes on an equal footing in England have been welcomed by many, but none were more enthusiastic than the former Conservative…
Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was
Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins…