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SHOCKING: 5 - What They Never Told You

Water boss should not resign as problem ‘far wider than individual people’

Douglas Whitfield, water supply director of South East Water, has defended the firm’s chief executive officer.

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‘Livid’ Tunbridge Wells residents forced to boil water after supplies finally return

People in the royal town had been left without water for six days because of a ‘bad’ batch of chemicals

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Bear undergoes rare surgery to protect future of species

Doctors from Germany travelled to perform the surgery

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Sun bear undergoes procedure to remove cysts in bid to protect future of species

It is hoped the operation on Kyra at Hertfordshire Zoo will solve her fertility issues.

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Parents queue for water for children in historic London commuter town hit by 'public health emergency'

Sir Keir Starmer said the situation in Tunbridge Wells was ‘shocking’

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Undrinkable water to be restored to 24,000 homes in Kent

South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening.

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Starmer says there was ‘no misleading’ by Chancellor ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has also reportedly been accused of misleading the Cabinet.

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It’s not a drill: Sophie takes charge on visit to Oxford workshop

The duchess toured the social enterprise, RAW Workshop, in Blackbird Leys on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Centuries-old ceremony marks official election of new Archbishop of Canterbury

The ceremony is a formality dating back to the Reformation and saw the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral meeting to elect Dame Sarah Mullally.

Evening Standard

Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day

The latest arrivals come as the Government considers a major shake-up of immigration policy.

Evening Standard

French coastguard rescues 94 people from water after small boat breaks apart

The incident occurred four nautical miles off Dunkirk on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer effigy unveiled in Edenbridge which includes Guy Fawkes digital ID

The not-for-profit organisation has been "poking fun at infamous celebrities" for over 30 years

Evening Standard

Town builds 11-metre effigy of Keir Starmer to burn for Bonfire Night

The prime minister is depicted wearing a ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’ badge and flip flops

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11-metre effigy of Keir Starmer unveiled for bonfire celebrations

The Prime Minister is depicted wearing a badge reading ‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ and a digital ID card at his belt by Edenbridge Bonfire Society.

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Longest gap in English Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role

Evening Standard

Longest gap in Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role in stopping people attempting to reach the English coast.

Evening Standard

Lynx enclosure unveiled in ‘major milestone’ for reintroduction to British wild

On Tuesday, Eurasian Lynxes Torridon and Flossie were pictured perching next to each other as they explored their new enclosure in Kent.

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Three big cats have specialist CT scans to solve medical mystery

The patients were Luca, a four-year-old Amur tiger; Django, a ten-year-old mainland clouded leopard; and Mo, a four-year-old Southern African cheetah.

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Environment Agency hits back at ‘unfair’ claims of incompetence over waste crime

Philip Duffy, the agency’s chief executive, called the waste team ‘excellent’ and ‘hardworking’.

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Regulators failing to tackle fly-tipping by organised crime groups, peers say

A House of Lords committee called for a root and branch review of serious and organised waste crime.

The Independent UK

‘Little more than photocalls’: What has Reform’s Doge team done since it was set up?

The Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting team promised big savings after Reform’s local election wins in May

The Independent UK

Man deported to France under returns deal re-enters UK on small boat

It comes as the number of migrant arrivals in small boats in the UK has surpassed the total for the whole of 2024.

Evening Standard

Migrants boarded small boat to UK, leaving others behind with deflated dinghy

A group of men and women carrying some small children were pictured waiting to cross the Channel on Gravelines beach early this morning.

The Independent UK

Paloma Shemirani’s brother thinks more will die in ‘wild west’ of disinformation

The 23-year-old Cambridge graduate died in July last year after declining cancer treatment on the advice of her conspiracy theorist parents.

Evening Standard

British defence forces participate in ‘gruelling’ taster of traditional race

The Doko race was introduced in 1989 and is a rite of passage for aspiring Gurkhas to be selected for the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas).

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