5 h. ago England faces 5bn litre a day water shortage as urgent warning issued

England's public water supply could be short by five billion litres a day by 2055 without urgent action to future-proof resources, the Environment Agency has warned.

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6 h. ago Warning as England faces 5bn litre a day water shortage without urgent action

Pressures on the public water supply include the climate crisis, population increases and emerging technologies, as well as the need to generate energy and to grow food

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11 h. ago UK faces daily water shortage of five billion litres a day by 2055 unless urgent action is taken as officials warn it will 'threaten way of life'

The shortfall - equivalent to a third of the country's daily use - is being blamed on climate change , population growth and more demand from businesses.

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12 h. ago How deleting your old emails could help England avoid major water shortages

Data centres require a large amount of water for cooling processes, say the Environment Agency, which is urging people to help manage the pressure on them

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12 h. ago England faces ‘huge’ water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, officials warn

Urgent action is needed to cut leaks, curb demand and build new water supply schemes, the Environment Agency warns.

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16 h. ago Four sick across two states as health officials warn of salmonella tied to pistachio spread

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread

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3 d. ago David Beckham ‘immensely proud’ of knighthood in King’s Birthday Honours

The former England and Manchester United star has previously described himself as a ‘huge Royalist’.

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4 d. ago Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USDHaving endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Water shortage warning issued as more UK areas 'in drought' after driest spring in over a century

Measures are being put in place to preserve water in affected areas

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6 d. ago Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever

Copernicus data shows month was 1.4C above estimated 1850-1900 average used to define pre-industrial levelIt has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).Countries across Europe, including the UK, have been hit by drought conditions in recent months, with water shortages feared unless significant rain comes this summer, and crop failures beginning to be reported by farmers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Defined benefit pension reform will spur limited UK investment, officials warn

Rules to release surpluses will only extract 5% of £160bn in excess assets, according to departmental assessment

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1 week ago 'Mary Earps is a huge loss' – Lionesses legend opens up on how England will cope

Mary Earps stunned England fans by announcing her decision to retire from international duty after reportedly being told by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman she would no longer be first choice

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1 week ago Health chiefs' urgent warning over record highs of deadly measles

As cases rise in parts of England officials warn there could be a fresh wave of infections as Britons return from their summer holidays with measles surging in Europe.

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1 week ago UKHSA warning to parents travelling for summer holidays amid ongoing outbreak

Travelling for holidays could risk a surge in cases of a highly infectious disease, health officials warn

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1 week ago Predicting England’s Euro 2025 squad after three huge shocks

Sarina Wiegman is preparing to name her 23-player squad as the Lionesses embark on their bid for back-to-back Euros

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2 w. ago Leeds United transfer news: The huge summer budget revealed, two England strikers being eyed up and the three goalkeeper targets

Leeds are back in the big time and desperate to break the promotion curse of the last two seasons, where every Championship side that goes up must come down.

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2 w. ago Heather Knight ruled out of summer in huge blow for England ahead of World Cup

The former captain has suffered a severe hamstring tendon injury

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3 w. ago Cybersecurity experts warn China's 'super embassy' could be used by spies to wiretap sensitive Square Mile communications

Experts warn planning officials are ‘woefully unprepared to handle an application of this nature’

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attacks for second night running

At least seven injured as officials warn more drone and missile strikes likely, while large-scale prisoner swap continues. What we know on day 1,187See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Sunday and injured at least seven people, as debris set an apartment building on fire and damaged homes, officials said. The head of Kyiv city’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said “more than a dozen enemy drones” were flying around the capital early on Sunday. The Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said the city was “under attack” but “air defences are operating”, telling citizens to stay in shelters.A day earlier, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones on Kyiv, injuring 15 people in one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war more than three years ago. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the attacks indicated Moscow was “prolonging the war On...

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3 w. ago As Texas’s measles outbreak slows, officials warn of rise in other states

Cases in New Mexico and Kansas give experts reason to be ‘concerned’ in second-worst US measles year since 2000The measles outbreak in Texas is showing signs of slowing, though other states are seeing more cases and health officials are warning against complacency as the US continues to experience high rates of measles amid falling vaccination rates.It has been a handful of days since anyone in Lubbock, Texas, has tested positive, and there are no known measles hospitalizations at the children’s hospital in the city, which has also cared for children from nearby Gaines county. Continue reading...

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