Month: July 2018

Firms accused of ‘wasting water’ amid plans to hit customers with hosepipe bans Via: Water company bosses asked to explain failures to tackle leaks as farmers plan 'drought summit'

• Briton beats New Zealander on points after slugfest• Whyte had to cling on but in frame for Joshua rematchFor half an hour, Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker engaged in a high-grade dance in front of 20,000 fans without delivering the candidate for fight of the year many had expected. Read more…

Government should help millions get on the housing ladderYoung people struggling to buy their first home should be offered loans by the government to help them pay the deposit, according to a new report which warns that reduced home ownership and the recent surge in private renting is damaging family Read more…

Department for Transport confirms that, from 2019, those with unseen disabilities will be granted permits enabling them to park closer to their destinations Via: Blue badges: UK charities welcome introduction of parking permits for people with 'hidden disabilities'

MPs from all parties have spoken out about the barrage of hate-filled abuse they were subjected to during the 2017 election campaign Via: Online trolls who torment election candidates could be banned from public office under abuse crackdown

• Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool• Pereira 31; Mané 28, Sturridge 66; Ojo 74pen, Shaqiri 82The contented one versus the disgruntled one was an accurate billing for the latest instalment of English football’s fiercest rivalry given the pre-match moods of Jürgen Klopp and José Mourinho respectively. It was certainly fitting afterwards Read more…