The 72 additional badges will reward girls for having a good night’s sleep, critiquing food, discovering a new hobby and planning a holiday.

The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body, a landmark review of the sector has advised.

Defence solicitor Amy Harley said her client had lost his job as a result of the incident but was now employed as a lorry driver with another firm.

Parts of the country could see half a month’s rainfall on Monday as forecasters warn summer storms could bring flash flooding. Heavy, thundery downpours are forecast to hit parts of the UK, with an ...

Water campaigner Feargal Sharkey says he believes a landmark review into the water industry will not produce changes the public and customers desperately need.

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal ...

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is expected to promise “root and branch reform” of the sector in a bid to clean up England’s rivers and limit rises in water bills. The commitment will follow the ...

The project is understood to be the first of its kind to combine AI medical diagnosis with the aim of serving remote communities.

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has failed to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...

The Reform leader is expected to use a speech in London to vow to cut crime in half, declaring his party to be “the toughest party on law and order this country has ever seen”, according to The Daily ...

The changes, which will expand the role of the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), will bring the sector into line with other utilities by creating a legally binding consumer watchdog. It will also ...