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A funeral director has been jailed for 20 years for leaving dozens of bodies – including a miscarried baby – “rotting” in his mortuary and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes.
“It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been tracking the rainfall on their Norfolk farm since 1976, and the data shows the last six years have seen two-thirds the amount of r…
The FCA has published a package of reforms designed to improve transparency, strengthen access to market-wide information and support confidence in UK equity markets.
Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business.
Economic uncertainty dampened UK house price growth in July as prospective buyers remained cautious about interest rates during the Iran war in what should be the peak housebuying season.
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran
On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning of a new type of vehicle has recently been causing chaos on the city’s roads.
Fifa has responded to the threat of boycott from European nations with a statement saying that “nobody is selling football”, while blaming the media for disrupting its consultation process over contro…
Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long hacking spree at AI f…
England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans to shift power out of Whitehall.
Andy Burnham has said he will take a “pragmatic” approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, saying the government could not ignore the potential energy resources it holds.
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold as it warned that a further escalation in the Iran war could drive inflation above 4% next year, adding to cost of living pressures on households…
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions listed below:
The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest, official analysis suggests.
Laptops, mobile phones and documents have been seized after officials carried out search warrants in a crackdown on claims companies plaguing people with spam text messages about the car finance mis-s…
Ms Beck entered a not guilty plea and the date of her trial has been set as 12 June 2028.
David Roberts, Chair Andrew Bailey, Governor Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor – Financial Stability [from item 6] Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor - Monetary Policy Sam Woods, Deputy Governor – Pruden…
On 30 July 2026, Blue Motor Finance Limited (BMFL) was placed into administration. Simon Edel, Richard Barker and Alan Michael Hudson of Ernst & Young LLP were appointed as joint administrators.
Since announcing California Forever, we have remained focused on listening to and learning from people representing all walks of life in Solano County.
Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are expecting higher profits as governments around the world boost their defence spending.
Airbus has been fined £6.4m in the UK after the European aerospace company admitted to multiple breaches of rules designed to stop sensitive goods such as military hardware falling into the wrong hand…
At its meeting ending on 29 July 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Three members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage point…
Growth in the US slowed in the three months to June, according to official figures.
The FCA has censured Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited (EFG) for approving financial promotions relating to minibonds that were unfair, unclear and misleading.