Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force on Friday.

The effects of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising enough are felt by the age of 36, researchers have warned.

The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.

His intervention comes as Conservative frontbenchers continue to debate the party’s response to the rise of Reform.

Businesses are “crying out” for Scottish visas, an SNP MP has said, as he claimed a managed migration scheme could boost Scotland’s economic growth. Stephen Gethins argued the UK’s current “one-size ...

The people of Ireland have “appreciation” for the life of Pope Francis, Irish President Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins and his wife Sabine have travelled to Rome ahead of the funeral of the ...

The Princess Royal will attend a dawn service for the Australian and New Zealand troops who fell in Gallipoli in north-west Turkey in 1915.

Regulators have failed to deliver a trusted and resilient water sector, the public spending watchdog said. The National Audit Office (NAO) found consumer trust at an all-time low, while confidence in ...

Charles and Camilla will also watch a military procession and flypast with veterans and attend a celebratory concert.

Sian Berry warned that the Government had shown ‘worrying attitudes’ to nature ahead of a debate about banning toxic weedkillers.