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Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers

15 April 2025

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley was speaking weeks after the Chancellor vowed to cut red tape across the UK to promote growth.


Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

15 April 2025

The memorandum of understanding will grant inquiry access to material held by the Irish administration.


Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

Voyeur photographer sentenced again after more victims come forward

15 April 2025

David Glover, who was jailed for 20 months in 2023, was given a 15-month suspended sentence after further victims saw his case reported in the news.


Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

Man jailed for more than eight years after throwing acid in teenager’s face

15 April 2025

Gilson Martins, 23, attacked his 16-year-old victim in Stockport.


Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

15 April 2025

The Business Secretary said new technology and facilities may be part of a long-term viable future.


David Beckham launches Unicef fundraiser ahead of 50th birthday

David Beckham launches Unicef fundraiser ahead of 50th birthday

David Beckham launches Unicef fundraiser ahead of 50th birthday

15 April 2025

The former footballer will use the money to support vulnerable children.


Afghan migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage appears in court

Afghan migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage appears in court

Afghan migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage appears in court

15 April 2025

Fayaz Khan documented his journey across the English Channel on social media, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.


Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

15 April 2025

A school worker from Birmingham says the stench from piling rubbish has been making her asthma worse.


Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids

15 April 2025

But the Business Secretary added that the dispute over the North Lincolnshire site was because of ‘one specific company’.


Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

15 April 2025

GambleAware urged people to ‘open up’ after a survey suggested 67% of the public believe there is still stigma around gambling harms.


2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

2,487 water pollution incidents recorded in 2024, say campaigners

15 April 2025

Firms were collectively set a target of a 40% reduction in pollution incidents but instead recorded a 30% increase, Surfers Against Sewage said.


Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

Teaching union accuses Reform UK of being ‘racist and far-right’

15 April 2025

Nigel Farage has said he will ‘go to war’ with the National Education Union if his party wins the next General Election.


Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

15 April 2025

Pictures show people wearing blankets, life jackets and orange covers coming into Dover on an RNLI lifeboat on Tuesday.


Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

Titanic tragedy dead remembered at anniversary service in Belfast

15 April 2025

Among those gathered was Marjorie Wilson whose grandfather died in the maritime disaster in 1912.


Reform UK would ‘get the auditors in’ to councils over DEI and ergonomic chairs

Reform UK would ‘get the auditors in’ to councils over DEI and ergonomic chairs

Reform UK would ‘get the auditors in’ to councils over DEI and ergonomic chairs

15 April 2025

Party leader Nigel Farage said ‘we’ve got to see the long-term contracts that many of these county or unitary authorities have signed up to’.


High Court ‘only forum’ where Andrew Tate will be ‘held to account’, lawyer says

High Court ‘only forum’ where Andrew Tate will be ‘held to account’, lawyer says

High Court ‘only forum’ where Andrew Tate will be ‘held to account’, lawyer says

15 April 2025

The High Court heard on Tuesday that a trial of the claims of four women, who cannot be identified, against Tate could be held in early 2027.


Metropolitan Police officer jailed for more than four years for rape

Metropolitan Police officer jailed for more than four years for rape

Metropolitan Police officer jailed for more than four years for rape

15 April 2025

Pc Samuel McGregor, 33, had been found guilty of raping a woman at an address in London on May 11 2021 after a trial at Inner London Crown Court.


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