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Former ethics adviser sanctioned for breaking House of Lords rules
The Lords Conduct Committee described Lord Geidt’s breach as ‘an oversight’ and limited to a one-off meeting in which he played “a very limited role’.
Lee Anderson gets owned into next week after saying his lawnmower made a ‘nonsense’ of Net Zero
Dale Vince accused the MP of using “click bait net zero headlines” in a brutal takedown.
Latest sewage spill figures highlight crisis facing England’s rivers and coasts
There isn't a single stretch of river in England that is in good overall health, Environment Agency figures show.
Record high migrant Channel crossings for first three months of the year
Some 338 people arrived in boats on Tuesday, taking the total for 2024 to date to 4,644.
Ed Gamble responds brilliantly after being told to remove hot dog ad from London Underground
The comedian was told to alter the poster because it failed to comply with Transport for London’s advertising policy.
New Yorker says Brexit ‘catalysed the worst tendencies in British politics’
'Namely, its superficiality, nostalgia, and love of game play.'
New Yorker points out what most of Britain’s right-leaning press are too afraid to admit
The US magazine says under successive Tory PMs the country has “suffered grievously” from “years of loss and waste”.
‘Nationalise them now’: Sewage spills from storm overflows up 54% in 2023
Labour called for an immediate ban on bonuses for bosses of polluting water companies ahead of the figures being released.
Churches warned of ‘potential damage’ over involvement in asylum cases
Home Secretary James Cleverly called in Christian leaders in the wake of the Abdul Ezedi case.