Warrington’s £34 million flood defence scheme officially complete
More than 2,000 Warrington homes and businesses will benefit from the town’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme, officially opened today...
Politics
UK launches new anti-money laundering watchdog
The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) is based within the FCA and will work with all the UK’s Anti-Money...
Councils will receive an additional £29 million to boost support for asylum seeking children
Councils in England will receive an additional £29 million to boost their support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and...
Duke of Cambridge to speak at Charity Commission annual public meeting
The Charity Commission can announce that its annual public meeting will take place on 23 January 2018. His Royal Highness...
Leave-voting regions are “most exposed” to Brexit services shock
Two of the biggest Brexit-voting regions would be hit hardest by a potential fall in services exports upon leaving the...
Survey reveals glaring contrasts between Tories and other parties
While members of other parties favour a second referendum on Europe by overwhelming majorities (Labour 78 per cent, SNP 87...
Brit man one of thousands stuck in Dubai homelessness nightmare
Jonathan Castle, 59 was born in London but raised in Thurso, near Caithness in the far North of Scotland. He...
Sadiq Khan’s new electric van fleet helps cut toxic emissions
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is helping cut toxic vehicle emissions on London’s roads with a trial fleet of...
Crackdown on touts using “bots” to bulk buy tickets for resale announced
New legislation will ban ticket touts from using automated software to dodge security measures and snap up more tickets than...
British businessman Jonathan Nash faces 37 years in prison for bounced cheques
If someone was given a 37 years prison sentence in Europe or the UK you’d expect them to be a...
