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Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades Water companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades. Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were extremely concerned about the prospect of a winter with lower than average rainfall, which the Met Office’s long-term forecast says is likely. They said if this happened, the water shortfall would mean taking drastic water use curtailment measures “going beyond hosepipe bans”. Continue reading...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has imposed sanctions under the Accountancy Scheme against BDO LLP (BDO) and two former audit engagement partners, Mr John Everingham and Mr Kevin Cook (together,...

The talks focus on ITV's Media and Entertainment division, which include its TV channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.

A lot of trash can be saved from the landfill—if you follow a few simple guidelines.

Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

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Disease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers may have spurred the massive infantry’s demise during its retreat from Russia

Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week

By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.

UK Squirrel Accord confirms 16 red squirrels have been identified in a North Yorkshire colony.

Earth has breached a critical boundary for ocean acidification, with potentially grim effects for ocean ecosystems and human livelihoods

Councils given more powers to stop ‘unwanted’ sites opening, as number of UK slot machines exceeds 30,000

Councils in England are paying £2.8bn a year to house homelessness families in temporary accommodation as homelessness crisis deepens.

Electricity blackouts show how whole swaths of the economy can be easily knocked out by simple cyber attacks

Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region. The increasingly erratic water cycle is creating big problems for societies and governments and causing billions of dollars in damage, scientists warned. Continue reading...

Global stock markets were choppy on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut this year but signalled a measured approach to further monetary policy easing, leaving investors unsure about the pace of future moves.