11 h. ago Experts issue surprising advice to save water as drought hits UK

The government has met with the National Group as drought representing "nationally significant incident"

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13 h. ago Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Tulip Siddiq in anti

Bangladeshi anti-corruption officials have testified against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq

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31 h. ago Forget hosepipe bans! Now officials say we should delete old EMAILS to save water

They're the government body behind the dreaded hosepipe bans. But the Environment Agency have come up with another way to save water - by deleting old emails.

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32 h. ago Delete your old emails to save water during drought, Environment Agency tells Britons

Emails and photos stored on the cloud are supported by large water and energy-demanding data centres

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34 h. ago UK told to avoid hosepipe ban by 'deleting photos and emails' during heatwave

The National Drought Group is urging people to save water after confirming five areas of England are in drought, with six more in "prolonged dry weather" status as temperatures soar

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40 h. ago Princess Beatrice just stepped out in a gorgeous ME+EM floral dress

Princess Beatrice put her refined signature style on display as she officially opened Abu Dhabi Bank's newest branch in Mayfair.

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42 h. ago Spanish town ordered to scrap religious festivals ban mainly impacting Muslims

Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says MadridSpain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish town to scrap a ban on religious gatherings in public sports centres, describing it as a “discriminatory” measure that breaches the right to religious freedom as it will mainly impact Muslims.“There can be no half-measures when it comes to intolerance,” Ángel Víctor Torres, the minister for territorial policy, wrote on social media on Monday. Rightwing opposition parties, he added, “cannot decide who has freedom of worship and who does not”. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago The Spanish town that 'banned' Islamic festivals: Inside the historic city where officials say they're 'defending local traditions' but Muslims say it is 'racist'

The historic town of Jumilla (pictured) was on the frontline of conflict between Muslims and Christians when the Moors were kicked out of southern Spain in the 13th century.

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3 d. ago Emirates airlines set to ban power banks on aircraft over mid

Airlines are expected to follow suit as It comes after an Air Busan Airbus A321 was destroyed before take-off in a fire officials believe was likely caused by a power bank

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7 d. ago Council bosses 'asked for emails to be deleted' after bullying claims against cafe owner

'They would be dangerous in the wrong hands as they could be used against you,' one manager is alleged to have said

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7 d. ago We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis | Rafael Behr

Politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change – and that is affecting every single one of usReturning from holiday, asked where I have been, I want to say “offline”. The more precise answer is France, where the internet is available. But I tried not to use it compulsively because there isn’t much point in getting away from it all if you carry it all with you on a phone and check it every few minutes.At some point in the past decade or so, the condition of vacation came to be defined more by detachment from the digital realm than departure from home. The break begins not in a departure lounge but with the act of logging off, setting the out-of-office email auto-reply, archiving work-related WhatsApp chats, deleting social media apps. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Raheem Sterling among nine Chelsea rejects banished from club's official website

Chelsea have left nine players off their official website ahead of the 2025/26 season, with Raheem Sterling one of the big names who doesn't have a profile in the senior section

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9 d. ago Oasis release new merchandise ahead of Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium shows

Oasis begin their three-show run at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium this week and fans can pick up a selection of official t-shirts, hoodies and more from the band's Amazon store

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9 d. ago Water regulator Ofwat to pour £75million of taxpayers' cash into telling households how to save water... while billions of litres wasted daily due to leaky pipes

The watchdog, which ministers have vowed to scrap, is set to launch the multi-million-pound advertising and information campaign to reduce water usage by homes and businesses.

Economics

3 w. ago What DWP's 'Data Surveillance' policy means for Universal Credit claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed new powers will soon allow officials to request bank details from Universal Credit claimants.

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3 w. ago DWP explains 'data surveillance' policy for Universal Credit claimants

New powers are coming in to allow officials to request bank details of claimants

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3 w. ago Federal Reserve's Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting

A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, carving out a different view than that of Chair Jerome Powell, who has been harshly criticized by the White House for delaying rate cuts

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3 w. ago Hungary bans three Ukrainian military officials from entering its territory

Hungary is banning three Ukrainian military officials from entering its territory, escalating tensions with neighboring Ukraine

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4 w. ago UK should consider political donations cryptocurrency ban, says minister

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracyElection officials should consider banning political donations made in cryptocurrency, a minister has said, amid concerns that foreign powers are using untraceable money to influence British politics.Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister and close ally of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, told MPs on Monday he thought there was a case for preventing crypto donations given how hard it is to trace their source. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK should consider banning cryptocurrency political donations, minister says

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracyElection officials should consider banning political donations made in cryptocurrency, a minister has said, amid concerns that foreign powers are using untraceable money to influence British politics.Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister and close ally of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, told MPs on Monday he thought there was a case for preventing crypto donations given how hard it was to trace their source. Continue reading...

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