Industry

"It's mucky. You spot bits of loo paper inside it. It smells. And in it comes, into the house." At his home in Bladon, Oxfordshire in November, Colin Fletcher woke up to the sight of raw sewage bubbling up from …

Drivers in the South East have been warned of road closures on Father's Day due to a charity bike ride. The British Heart Foundation's London to Brighton Bike Ride covers 54 miles (87km) from Clapham in south London, through parts …

Blackpool's annual Lightpool Festival will be extended this autumn so more people can visit during the half-term break. Light-based art installations, live performances, 3D projection shows and family-friendly activities will form an illuminated trail taking visitors on a journey around …

Thames Water has been fined £122.7m for breaching rules over sewage spills and shareholder payouts. The penalty is the biggest ever issued by the water industry regulator Ofwat, which said the company had "let down its customers and failed to …

Young people are being given the chance to become entrepreneurs at a new teenage market. It is part of a series of events organised by South Kesteven Youth Council to help bring visitors back to Grantham Market Place. Taking place …

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A woman who was caught stealing fruit from a kitchen lied to her victim that she had fled an abusive boyfriend, a court has heard. Fay Oliver, 38, was found clutching two apples and oranges in a house she had …