The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body, a landmark review of the sector has advised.

Owen Farrell will lead the British and Irish Lions for the first time in Tuesday’s match against the First Nations & Pasifika XV at Marvel Stadium. Farrell is given his maiden start of the tour 17 ...

But as Mbeumo comes in, Marcus Rashford is ready to move on, having travelled to Catalonia on Sunday evening as he closes in on a move to Barcelona. PA understands a broad agreement has been reached ...

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal ...

Parts of the country could see half a month’s rainfall on Monday as forecasters warn summer storms could bring flash flooding. Heavy, thundery downpours are forecast to hit parts of the UK, with an ...

A Minehead school will reopen on Monday for the first time since a bus crash which left one pupil dead and others injured. Minehead Middle School in Somerset closed on Friday after a school bus with ...

The 72 additional badges will reward girls for having a good night’s sleep, critiquing food, discovering a new hobby and planning a holiday.

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.

Signatories including broadcaster Chris Packham – who has spoken about being autistic – demanded the long-awaited report be published as soon as Parliament returns from its summer break. He is among ...

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is expected to promise “root and branch reform” of the sector in a bid to clean up England’s rivers and limit rises in water bills. The commitment will follow the ...

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said: “Far too many people won’t have enough pension for a decent retirement, and too many – especially women, BME (black and minority ...