British Isles
Assisted dying debate faces delay, bishops ‘risk losing legitimacy’
In an unexpected move, as the House of Lords was considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a motion was introduced calling for additional time to scrutinise the proposals before the current parliamentary session…
Kent / Sussex: major incident declared, water supplier under investigation for shortages
South East Water is under investigation by regulator Ofwat after repeated outages since November left tens of thousands of households and businesses across Kent and Sussex without drinking water. Some properties have endured up to six…
Man jailed for supplying small boats to people smugglers
A Turkish national has been jailed for eleven years after being convicted of supplying thousands of small boats and engines used by people smugglers to carry migrants across the English Channel. Adem Savas, 45, was identified…
UK armed forces helped US seizure of tanker
The UK armed forces have confirmed they supported a US-led operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, amid growing concerns over so-called 'shadow fleets' evading international sanctions. The tanker, Marinera, was intercepted…
