Eurovision 2023: Shortlist of UK host cities revealed
Liverpool, Glasgow and Birmingham are among the UK cities shortlisted to host the 2023 Eurovision song contest in the UK.
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August 12, 2022 Boris Johnson says UK energy-bill support package is not enough
Boris Johnson has acknowledged that the package of support to help people pay surging energy bills is not enough, as the split deepens between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss over how to deal with the crisis.
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August 11, 2022 London council stops food bin collections for entire month as residents fear they’ll be overrun with ‘maggots’
Waltham Forest residents are furious after the council decided to stop brown bin collections for a month from next Monday. Waltham Forest Council will suspend brown wheelie bin collection from August 15 to September 12 after record heat “significantly reduced the amount of garden waste” binned by residents. The council say the decision will help […]
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August 10, 2022 Britain plans for organised blackouts in January – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Britain is making plans for organised blackouts for industry and households over winter when cold weather may coincide with gas shortages, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
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August 9, 2022 Thames Water to introduce hosepipe ban as another heatwave looms
The Met Office has issued the warning for four days from Thursday to Sunday, saying “adverse health effects” are likely to be experienced by some vulnerable people.
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August 7, 2022 London Underground: Government plans for driverless Tubes as capital hit with summer of train strikes
The ongoing funding dispute between Transport for London (TfL) and the government has prompted Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to propose the possibility of driverless trains on the London Underground.
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August 5, 2022 London mayor urged to halt Silvertown tunnel scheme at 11th hour
The mayor of London is being urged to make an 11th hour intervention and halt plans for a new four-lane road tunnel under the River Thames that opponents say would worsen pollution and exacerbate the climate crisis.
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August 4, 2022 Another heatwave brewing for parts of UK next week
Temperatures in some areas could reach low or mid-30s Celsius (at least 86 Fahrenheit) by the end of next week, as an area of high pressure building from the Atlantic reaches the south and south west of England.
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August 1, 2022 UK launches register of overseas property owners in clampdown on ‘corrupt elites’
Individuals that own UK properties via chains of “secretive” shell companies will from today be forced reveal their true identities, after UK government launched a new register of UK property owners today.
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July 17, 2022 UK heatwave: people urged not to use trains from Monday
Passengers have been urged not to travel by train from Monday as a record-breaking heatwave hits the UK, while the deputy prime minister said schools should not close and people should be resilient enough to “enjoy the sunshine”.
