The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body, a landmark review of the sector has advised.

MAGISTRATES have banned a man from entering a Worcester pub after he smashed the windows and attacked a man. Tom Hobby, of Addison Road, Worcester, was handed the 12-month ban preventing him from ...

ESSENTIAL care for some of the most vulnerable children in Worcestershire is under threat, councillors say. They are concerned about the looming expiration of the £2 million Children’s Hospice Grant, ...

A FORMER financial adviser has admitted scamming almost £2m from multiple victims in a fraud linked to cryptocurrency.

Barristers for Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) told the High Court earlier this month that the Greater London Authority (GLA)’s decision to approve the plans last year was “irrational”. The All England Club ...

A Labour-affiliated trade union has issued a strongly-worded plea for the Government to intervene in the long-running Birmingham bin strike. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) called on Prime Minister Sir ...

Signatories including broadcaster Chris Packham – who has spoken about being autistic – demanded the long-awaited report be published as soon as Parliament returns from its summer break. He is among ...

Parts 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 ...

Manufacturers are pressing for the original plan for a high-speed rail line reaching Leeds and Manchester to be resurrected as part of a major strategic investment in the rail network.

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal ...

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said: “Far too many people won’t have enough pension for a decent retirement, and too many – especially women, BME (black and minority ...