Day: July 20, 2025
Disabled people face harsh justice in ‘secret’ fast-track courts, report finds
July 20, 2025Disabled people are being failed by a “fundamentally unfair” and secretive fast-track court system which needs to be investigated by Parliament, a new report has found. The Single Justice Procedure (SJP) was invented a decade ago in a Conservative Party-led cost-cutting drive, allowing magistrates to dish out fines for low-level crimes in private hearings instead […]
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GPs to make football available on prescription for depression sufferers
July 20, 2025Live football will be made available on prescription to help alleviate symptoms of depression under a scheme being piloted by a Labour MP and Ecotricity-owner Dale Vince. The plans, drawn up by GP turned MP Dr Simon Opher (Stroud) and Mr Vince, will see patients at surgeries in Gloucestershire given the chance to attend games […]
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Water industry faces ‘root and branch reform’ after landmark review
July 20, 2025The water industry is set to be completely overhauled following the publication of a landmark review of the sector on Monday. Environment Secretary Steve Reed is expected to promise “root and branch reform” of the sector in a bid to clean up England’s rivers and limit rises in water bills. The commitment will follow the […]
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Minehead school to reopen for first time since fatal bus crash
July 20, 2025A Minehead school will reopen on Monday for the first time since a bus crash which left one pupil dead and others injured. Minehead Middle School in Somerset closed on Friday after a school bus with 60 to 70 of its pupils and staff crashed on Thursday afternoon while returning from a trip to Exmoor […]
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Risk of flash flooding as storms could bring half a month’s rainfall on Monday
July 20, 2025Parts of the country could see half a month’s rainfall on Monday as forecasters warn summer storms could bring flash flooding. Heavy, thundery downpours are forecast to hit parts of the UK, with an amber weather warning for rain in place until 8am on Monday for the east of Northern Ireland. Simon Partridge, a forecaster […]
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Londoners are trying to explain Hackney to Americans after Charli XCX’s wedding
July 20, 2025If there’s one part of London that’s changed significantly over the years, it’s Hackney. The borough has long been home to some of the most deprived areas in England, with a history of poverty and various other social challenges. But lately parts of it have been heavily gentrified, with spots like Dalston and London Fields […]
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Parts of UK could see half a month’s rainfall in next 24 hours
July 20, 2025Parts of the UK could see half a month’s rainfall in the next 24 hours, with lightening, hail and gusty winds also forecast. Much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, large parts of western England, and all of Wales will remain under yellow weather warnings until 10pm tonight. Another set of yellow warnings for thunderstorms will come […]
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Lakeland-owner Hilco eyes swoop for stricken jeweller Claire’s
July 20, 2025The prolific high street investor which owns Lakeland and has backed chains including HMV and Superdry is sizing up a takeover of the UK operations of Claire’s, the struggling jewellery chain. Sky News understands that Hilco Capital, which was also one of the recent bidders for Poundland, is among the parties expected to submit offers […]
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Partner of Amazon driver, 23, killed in train crash says ‘he was so loved’
July 20, 2025The partner of a ‘hardworking’ father killed when a train collided with his van has spoken of her pain. Brandon Hatcher, 23, died when the Amazon delivery van he was driving was struck at a level crossing in the rural hamlet of Tonge on July 13. He had just finished delivering to a farm when […]
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Sea Containers London review – Metro checks in to a swanky hotel suite
July 20, 2025Tourists stroll past as I take a sip of Whispering Angel, the golden hour light casting a honey-toned glow across the terrace. It’s a ridiculously sunny Friday evening on London’s Southbank, and I’m having one of those ‘omg I love my city’ moments. Any Londoner will know that living in the capital is not for […]
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