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There have been 47 days so far in 2025 when no rainfall was measured at all in this part of the UK.

A report by Audit Scotland found lavish spending at the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics).

Brussels said it wanted to know more about the ‘substance and the form’ of the agreement.

Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg was also in the Royal Box.

Susan Davy said she will step down as chief executive and director on the South West Water parent firm’s board after 18 years with the firm.

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House in Bristol in 2014

Dame Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the Treasury Committee, described the development as a ‘positive first step’.

A swarm of the insects disrupted England’s cricket match against India on Thursday.

Alexander Dennis announced it could leave Scotland, with the loss of 800 jobs.

Linsey Farnsworth’s Unauthorised Entry To Football Matches Bill cleared the Commons on Friday.

Two men held after Wednesday’s crash in are now being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter.

Craig Williams and his 14 co-defendants face a wait of more than two years for trial.

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

Health authorities and emergency services have urged Scots to stay safe in the sun.

The match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz was paused twice while fans were attended to amid sweltering conditions.

The conservation charity said increasing costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations.

South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18.

The Duchess of Edinburgh is currently on a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The bird of prey had fallen from its parents’ nest in July 2023, suffering a broken wing.

Hundreds of loyalist bonfires are set to be lit on Friday night.