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An environment body has called on farmers and industry not to wait until the situation reaches ‘crisis point’ before using water more efficiently.

As of Thursday, 564 wildfire incidents have been responded to by English and Welsh fire and rescue services so far this year, the NFCC said.

Graham Head, 68, drove around of posing as an ‘unofficial Uber’ to pick up ‘vulnerable and intoxicated’ women he could abuse.

Public finance minister Ivan McKee set out his plans to make the Scottish Government more efficient but denied they amounted to cuts.

Irish premier Micheal Martin said ‘dialogue is the way to resolve the nuclear issue in terms of Iran’.

MV Caledonian Isles had been expected back in service after more than a year, but CalMac said further work is now required.

Campaigners warn there is a lack of clarity on whether the guidelines will be used in Scotland.

The University of Dundee announced last year it was wrestling with a £35 million black hole.

The Scottish Government has said the project cannot be supported with £2.5 million from Scottish Enterprise.

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

Michael James Callaghan, known as Father James, has been jailed for seven years for preying on the vulnerable teenage boys at Ampleforth College.

The strategy was outlined on Thursday but did not contain concrete plans of how savings will be made.

The University of Dundee has been struggling to deal with a £35 million deficit.

The woman, who had dementia, was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023.

Bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 1am, if either England or Wales – or both – take part in the Women’s Euros semi-finals or final.

The company’s creditors have asked regulators to go easy over performance targets and fines for environmental failings.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years.

The 34-year-old model, whose son has sickle cell anaemia, gave blood herself at Brixton Donor Centre in south London.

Some people hit the beach while other sought shade on a sunny day across the United Kingdom.

The Prime Minister announced plans for new school sport partnerships as he met the England women’s team at St George’s Park.