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No timeline on boil water notice after contamination issue which may have been caused by cow faeces
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:32:00 +0100
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:32:00 +0100
Here is what we know about the diarrhoea-causing parasite found in Devon drinking water
An outbreak of a waterborne disease in Devon has prompted urgent warnings for residents to boil their tap water.
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:21:00 +0100
An outbreak of a waterborne disease in Devon has prompted urgent warnings for residents to boil their tap water.
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:21:00 +0100
Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-election battle hots up
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
Thu, 16 May 2024 22:00:00 +0100
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
Thu, 16 May 2024 22:00:00 +0100
Starmer is running on a ticket of change - but what he is promising may take years to deliver
The stump speech, rolled up sleeves and a "first steps" six-point plan: Sir Keir Starmer is clear he isn't the heir to Blair, but he certainly evoked the spirit of Tony Blair who, back in 1997, issued a five-point pledge card with the strap line: "Keep this card and see that we keep our promises."
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:52:00 +0100
The stump speech, rolled up sleeves and a "first steps" six-point plan: Sir Keir Starmer is clear he isn't the heir to Blair, but he certainly evoked the spirit of Tony Blair who, back in 1997, issued a five-point pledge card with the strap line: "Keep this card and see that we keep our promises."
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:52:00 +0100
'Circumstances change': Starmer defends ditching leadership pledges
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
Thu, 16 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
Thu, 16 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100
25 workers 'poisoned' at prison by 'inmates working in staff canteen'
More than two dozen staff at a prison in Kent were "deliberately poisoned" with the drug spice, a union has said.
Thu, 16 May 2024 15:51:00 +0100
More than two dozen staff at a prison in Kent were "deliberately poisoned" with the drug spice, a union has said.
Thu, 16 May 2024 15:51:00 +0100
Families of victims want Letby inquiry live streamed to stop conspiracy theories
The inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at a hospital in Chester will begin to hear evidence in September.
Thu, 16 May 2024 15:06:00 +0100
The inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at a hospital in Chester will begin to hear evidence in September.
Thu, 16 May 2024 15:06:00 +0100
Double child killer's parole hearing to be held in public
Notorious child killer Colin Pitchfork's next parole hearing will be held in public.
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:44:00 +0100
Notorious child killer Colin Pitchfork's next parole hearing will be held in public.
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:44:00 +0100
Boy, 5, dies after falling from upper floor of apartment block
A five-year-old boy has died after falling from an apartment block in east London.
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:36:00 +0100
A five-year-old boy has died after falling from an apartment block in east London.
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:36:00 +0100
Changes to sex education in schools announced
Gender identity "should not be taught in schools at any age", the education secretary has said after new draft guidance on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) was published on Thursday.
Thu, 16 May 2024 14:15:00 +0100
Gender identity "should not be taught in schools at any age", the education secretary has said after new draft guidance on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) was published on Thursday.
Thu, 16 May 2024 14:15:00 +0100