The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of Ofwat's largest ever investigation into water company performance. The announcement comes amid growing public anger over the environmental and financial performance of some water companies. Sewage spills into England's rivers and seas more than doubled last year. Why...

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills.

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People across England and Wales are refusing to pay for water companies to dispose of sewage after sharp increases in spills

‘It’s just raw profiteering’: the people refusing to pay their water bills in response to the sewage crisis

The ex-model failed to turn up to court to face a hearing related to her multiple bankruptcies.

Katie Price in Heathrow arrest after court no-show

Szczepan Zenon Malczewski, 38, is jailed for the attack which took place in Scarborough.

Man who raped woman in pub toilet jailed

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Shomiah McKenzie, 18, and Cody Godfrey, 18, are charged after a man was fatally stabbed on Monday.

Isle of Dogs fatal stabbing sees two men charged

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Horoscope for Friday, August 9th

Great Britain's Joe Choong has qualified for the final of the men's modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics.The reigning Olympic champion finished eighth in his semi-final after the showjumping, fencing bonus round, 200m freestyle swim and laser run, with the top nine qualifying for Saturday's final.It was an improved performance from Choong, who struggled in the opening round of the competition and said the disappointment of his girlfriend, and fellow pentathlete, Olivia Green not being selected for the Games impacted him.It is the first time there have been semi-finals to determine the finalists at the Games and there was a new Olympic record set by overall leader Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy - scoring 1,516 points to break Choong's Olympic record of 1,482.Choong finished 17th overall, but points are not carried over to the final.Team GB team-mate Charles Brown came up just short of qualifying and would require others to pull out of the final to have a chance of participating.

Choong qualifies for modern pentathlon final

Cervical screening rates vary "dramatically" across north-east England and North Cumbria.

Cancer 'biggest killer of women' in North East

A tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

BBC Verify has examined footage of a heavily-damaged convoy in Russia's Kursk region. It shows many damaged Russian military tracks left in the road, some filled with injured or dead soldiers, while a few others in uniform wait at the roadside. The convoy video was filmed around 06:00 local time,...

Footage posted online shows destroyed Russian convoy

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

The RSPCA wants to know why the puppies were left to fend for themselves.

Eight puppies dumped in shopping bag in woodland

A Dundee woman was forced to smoke crack by criminals who turned her home into a drug den.

'I was force-fed crack by criminals who took over my house'

The passenger plane came down in the town of Vinhedo, Brazilian airline Voepass says.

Plane crash in Brazil's São Paulo state kills all 62 on board

A man who sold heroin and crack cocaine to an undercover police officer has been jailed for 32 months. Nozmul Alom, 23, is one of dozens of people to be charged as part of a police operation to target drug dealing in Keighley. Bradford Crown Court was told the undercover...

Man jailed after undercover drugs operation

Los Angeles, CA

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

A man who claimed his puppy was injured and scalded as a result of accidents has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for a decade. Dontae West, 19, from Hilliards Croft, Birmingham, was sentenced at the city's crown court for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. In 2023,...

Dog owner jailed over injuries to his puppy

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'More severe consequences' needed for water firms

A councillor says only deterrents such as potential prison sentences will bring about...

'More severe consequences' needed for water firms

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