Forty hectares of Oaken Wood could be razed after it was identified as potential site of expansion by Reform-run council

Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal cases

Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows

The tycoon has changed his tune when it comes to the UK - and there are clues which help to explain why.

Yorkshire Water CEO Nicola Shaw is quite pleased with her around £1m pay packet, including a £371k bonus. Meanwhile, water bills are rising

He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bully, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

A Keir Starmer parody song 'Freezing This Christmas has topped the iTunes chart. The song was at Number One at the time of writing (8.30pm on Monday, December 16, 2024). Check the chart now to see fo...

Exclusive: Long-awaited decision by water regulator Ofwat falls short of utility’s requested 59% rise

Some 58,000 properties have been affected by an outage after a fault at a water supply works.

The ruling falls well short of a 59% bills hike requested by the troubled water company, as it tries to secure a bailout from investors.

Waspi campaigners say they will keep fighting on pensions after the government rejects compensation.