Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline
Landowners in England have been paid more than £9bn of taxpayers’ money in the past 30 years for environmental benefits, despite the decline in...
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete
A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...
Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows
Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest...
LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks
A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade union Aslef has announced.
Passengers travelling between...
Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999
Ministers have been urged to treat suicide as a public health crisis after the rate at which people killed themselves in England and Wales...