Eligible leisure and hospitality businesses in Wales will see a 30% cut in business rates from April, a scheme funded by increased contributions from larger, non-domestic properties.
A recent Environment Agency assessment reveals that 85% of England's rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters fail to meet good ecological status, showing negligible improvement since the last review six years ago. Only 15% are classified as being in 'good' condition.
A farmer has received a life sentence for the murder of his lodger, whose remains were discovered almost six years after his disappearance from a rural Barnsley property.
The Clacton by-election, where Nigel Farage is standing, will see several candidates who frequently appear on ballot papers. An analysis of these serial candidates reveals a consistent pattern of low vote shares, rarely securing the deposit threshold.
