Government warns water firms to stop letting sewage damage our rivers Storm overflows are sewer safety valves to release sewage into rivers or the sea Population growth and more storms have increased pressure on the system There will be a crackdown on when water companies can use storm overflows Water companies […]

‘We’re not the thought police’: New chief inspector says forces must ‘avoid politics with the small p’ – and remember that ‘different thoughts’ are not forbidden HM Chief Inspector Andy Cooke said UK forces are not ‘the thought police’ Appointed in April, he said police have enough serious offences to […]

AN air traffic controller has been named as the casualty in a fiery plane crash on a Miami bridge on Saturday afternoon that left five others hurt. Horrific pictures captured the fiery collision with a maroon SUV in Haulover Park after the plane plunged into the bridge. The National Air […]

Investigative journalists and publishing executives have warned a court order compelling a major media company to hand over documents before publication would have a chilling long-term effect on freedom of the press unless overturned. Former Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood and high-profile investigative journalists Hedley Thomas and Nick McKenzie […]

Boris Johnson gets tough: PM will urge Northern Ireland’s politicians to restore their power-sharing agreement and ‘get back to work’ as he visits Belfast for crisis talks DUP blocked election of a Speaker at the Stormont assembly in protocol protest  The move leaves the Northern Ireland Assembly unable to function  […]

By Bianca Hall “Daria” with her daughter, who was born in Australia but is – like the rest of her family – living in community detention with no end in sight.Credit:Joe Armao Answering the door of her home in outer-western Sydney, Daria* is wary. Home is a small house, painstakingly […]

James Bond director Cara Fukunaga ‘asked two twin sisters for a hot tub threesome at their Pennsylvania home’ as he is accused of sexual harassment and grooming by three actresses James Bond film director Cary Fukunaga has been accused of sexual harassment The 44-year-old directed Daniel Craig’s final outing as […]

Scottish protesters march for independence after Nicola Sturgeon said she would start refreshing the ‘very positive case’ for Scotland to go it alone Scottish protestors took to the streets of Glasgow to renew calls for a second independence referendum The new push comes after Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP gained more councillors […]

DEVASTATED kids were in tears to find their local playground ransacked and burned to a crisp by "selfish" thugs. Local children have been left with nowhere to play after mystery arsonists dessimated the park at Lundwood, near Barnsley, last Tuesday. The delinquents scorched the whole fenced-off area, wreaking havoc that […]

The Olympic star shooter with her sights on Moscow’s troops: Ukrainian gold medallist, 22, warns Putin’s forces that they ‘won’t have a chance’ Kristina Dmitrenko, 22, won gold in the biathlon at 2016 Youth Olympic Games The sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting so she ‘shoots well’ She is now […]