10 h. ago Scottish Water boss handed £50k pay boost as bills soar for customers

The corporation's annual report showed that chief executive Alex Plant had his salary increased to £295,000 between 2024 and 2025.

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13 h. ago Trees will be planted for every cocktail ordered at certain pubs this month

The brand is building on its commitment after 500,000 trees were planted

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16 h. ago The Trump administration has decided coal is female – here’s why | Arwa Mahdawi

What is really behind the US Department of Energy’s weird pronouncement on social media?Have you ever tossed and turned at night wondering what the correct pronouns are for a lump of coal? No, me neither. However, it seems someone at the US Department of Energy has devoted a few spare brain cells to this matter and decided that coal is a she/her.Co-opting a phrase adopted by the LGBTQ+ community, the official energy department X account tweeted on 31 July: “She’s an icon. She’s a legend. And she is the moment,” alongside a sparkling picture of coal. This comes as the Trump administration devotes considerable energy to making fossil fuels great again. The president has signed numerous executive orders aimed at “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” and reversed Biden-era pollution regulations on coal-fired power plants. These plants, according to a 2023 report, killed at least 460,000 Americans over the past two decades. Deaths declined when the environmental regula...

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39 h. ago College named among only 10 as hubs of excellence for construction industry

£100m plan to train 40,000 builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers

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5 d. ago 17th century church with stunning stained glass on sale for £150k as family home

The 1752-constructed church, situated in a cemetery, has been listed for sale at £150,000 with planning permission to convert it into a family home

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6 d. ago Cannabis gardener returned to UK after deportation and was again caught working for criminal gang

Thin Trieu Nguyen, 37, has now been jailed for four years after plants worth £100,000 were found in a house in Coatbridge.

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7 d. ago One man planned his mum's ideal funeral, a woman spent £2,000 in minutes: The shattered Gala Bingo players who all found their 'winnings' were a computer glitch and didn't exist

The glitch in the bingo company's system resulted in the prize pot increasing to £1.6million when it should have only reached a maximum of £150.

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7 d. ago Trump’s destructive plan ‘will deny 1.4m women and girls birth control’

The supplies could prevent an estimated 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions if they were handed out, the International Planned Parenthood Federation says

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8 d. ago More than 14,000 new homes are planned for this southwest London borough

More than 14,000 new homes are planned for this southwest London borough  Time Out Worldwide

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8 d. ago Grants of up to £1,000 offered to support native tree planting across Dumfries and Galloway

The Dumfries and Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme aims to support small scale tree planting projects.

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8 d. ago Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades

Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back “We threw seeds into the lake hundreds of times, but nothing grew. It’s only now, after the silt was cleared, that we see the flowers again after nearly 33 years,” says Bashir Ahmad, a 65-year-old who fishes in Kashmir’s Wular Lake for his livelihood.Wular was once among Asia’s largest freshwater lakes. It lies in the Kashmir valley, about 18 miles (30km) north-west of Srinagar, at the foot of the Pir Panjal and Himalayan mountain ranges. It was renowned for its high-quality lotus plants, and sustained the livelihoods of more than 5,000 people who harvested and sold nadru – the edible lotus stem cherished as a delicacy in Kashmiri households and which features in wazwan, the region’s traditional multi-course celebratory meals. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago UK botanic garden named 'most beautiful in Europe' with over 50,000 plants

Europe's most beautiful botanic gardens have been revealed and one breathtaking attraction in the UK has beaten out rivals thanks to its incredible array of plants

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9 d. ago What Love Island's Emma Munro plans to do if ex Harry wins £50K prize

Love Island star Emma Munro has shared her plans for the £50,000 cash prize fund if her ex wins the ITV show.

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9 d. ago Some tourists and business travelers may face up to $15,000 bond to enter US

US state department has plans to issue bonds for some tourism and business visas, according to a federal noticeThe US state department has prepared plans to impose bonds as high as $15,000 for some tourism and business visas, according to a draft of a temporary final rule.The bonds would be issued to visitors from countries with significant overstay rates, under a 12-month pilot program. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Wandsworth unveils 'growth plan' which could see 14,000 new homes in next decade

The scheme includes plans for 8,400 new homes in Nine Elms, 3,000 more homes in Clapham Junction and 3,000 extra homes in Wandsworth Town

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1 week ago Oasis fan dies at Wembley stadium show after plunging from top tier

Other shows at the 90,000 capacity stadium are going ahead as planned.

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1 week ago Manchester United new stadium plans explained as £4.2bn project stalls

Manchester United plan to build a 100,000-seater stadium next to Old Trafford, which the architects Foster and Partners have referred to as New Trafford Stadium

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1 week ago Manchester United’s ‘Wembley of the North’ stadium plan hits the buffers

Talks deadlocked over asking price of rail terminal siteFreightliner’s £400m demand could delay £4.2bn buildManchester United’s plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium next to Old Trafford are facing delays due to a standoff over the price of land needed to begin work on the construction of the proposed ground Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called “the Wembley of the North”. The club want land used as a rail freight terminal to complete the Old Trafford Regeneration Project, which they claim will bring £7.3bn a year to the UK economy.United have held talks with Freightliner, the haulage company that owns and operates the terminal, about buying the land, but negotiations are deadlocked due to a disagreement over the price. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Southern Water boss should refuse ‘outrageous’ pay rise – Environment Secretary

Lawrence Gosden was awarded £691,000 as part of a long-term incentive plan this year on top of his £687,000 fixed pay, the firm’s annual report said.

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3 w. ago US teenagers are arrested at Heathrow after buying illegal booze with fake ID and getting drunk on school trip to UK

The out-of-control children on a school trip aged 17 and 18 had topped up their in-flight drinks with alcohol and when the plane was cruising at 30,000 feet were sozzled.

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