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‘Very long way to go’ before drought is over, officials warn despite rain

The warning comes after the latest meeting of the National Drought Group which has focused on the impacts of prolonged dry conditions on farmers.

Devon council bans mobile tattoo and skin piercing businesses

'Too Risky'

Premier League announces Christmas fixtures schedule as Boxing Day games confirmed

Just one game was held on Boxing Day last year, but a fuller schedule returns in the top flight

Corporation gets powers to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of Freedom of City of London

Disgraced former prince a step closer to being stripped of key honour after legal review

'This is not what we wanted' - Spice Girls' mystery announcement revealed after online frenzy

There was much speculation before the official announcement

Gabby Logan describes how she once adopted Jimmy Hill's dog and 'loved' living in Coventry

The veteran presenter shared her memories of living in Coventry as a child

Controversial seafront development in Newquay is now 'undeliverable'

The closed-down hotel will be demolished - with no word from the company about whether the site will sit empty for years

Holidaymakers face tourism tax with new powers for mayors across England

Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, and then use the cash raised to invest in services.

Ryanair boss says airline will dispute account of passenger who said they were partially sucked out of window – business live

Ljubisa Karović suffered neck and shoulder injuries after the window broke during the flight Ryanair will dispute passenger’s claim he was sucked out of window Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said that the airline will be…

Bird incident forces Cyprus TUI to make emergency landing in Cardiff

Flames were reportedly seen coming from the aircraft after striking a bird

Primark introduces home delivery

Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce.

Speeding SEAT Leon driver killed dad and then torched car to cover it up

Thomas Brown, aged 29, died three days after being struck by a car on Heath Way in Hodge Hill on April 26 this year

Midhurst playpark to close for tree felling

A playpark in Midhurst will close while tree felling work takes place.

Thieves break into Tenby pharmacy and steal £57k in five minutes

The incident happened during the early hours of the morning and police have now issued an appeal to trace four suspects and a black BMW

TUI flight to Cyprus forced to make emergency landing after bird strikes jet after take-off

Just minutes after take-off, the jet made a U-turn to land back at the airport

Troubles Bill to be ‘rushed through’ House of Commons in October, MPs told

Developer U-turns on plans to pull out of £350,000 it promised to Cornish community

It had said £2 million profit wasn't enough

Liverpool star learns punishment after Nottingham Forest behaviour

Reds’ No1 was at fault for concession of penalty

Liverpool have stumbled across a solution to one of Andoni Iraola’s big problems

Ronald Araujo’s impressive start to life at Anfield suggests Liverpool’s new makeshift right-back can bring added steel in defence as well as a surprising threat in attack

English winemakers expect ‘vintage year’ after record-breaking summer heat

Hot weather means sweeter grapes, but outlook gloomier for beermakers, as drought diminishes barley harvest English sparkling winemakers expect their earliest grape harvest and a “vintage year” after a scorching summer…

Moroccan football chief claims Casablanca will stage 2030 World Cup final amid Spain hosting row

Morocco and Spain are currently battling to earn the hosting rights for the 2030 World Cup final

The Government will protect young people from online harms - Lisa Nandy

In December last year, the Government published its action plan to tackle violence against women and girls. I would like to put on record my gratitude to Liz Kendall and Jess Phillips for their clear ambition and determ…

Gatwick Airport passengers face second day of rail disruption

Passengers travelling to and from Gatwick Airport have faced a second consecutive day of rail disruption, with delays of up to 20 minutes caused by a safety inspection of the track.

Much of Europe already levies a tourist tax – a nice little earner for Italian hotspots

While England makes its first foray into unfamiliar territory, it’s proved a boon for Italy’s cash-strapped municipalities A nightly tourist tax may be unfamiliar territory in the UK, but countries in continental Europe…