Urban woodlands linked to reduced antidepressant use
New study suggests finds that people in deprived communities are less likely to use medication
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Ofgem announces 4% rise to three-year-high energy price cap
The UK’s market regulator has confirmed the price of heat and power will rise again
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UK’s first ‘tall tower’ for greenhouse gas measurement comes online
The facility is one of the country’s most advanced climate change resources. Jointly operated and
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Wildfires pose transport crisis, multiple evacuation routes are essential
Travel networks are being pushed to their limit by uncontrollable blazes, risking leaving people trapped
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Land Registry to provide property identifiers for Price Paid Data
Improved matching and analysis to come, as unique property reference numbers (UPRNs) and INSPIRE IDs are added to monthly
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UK’s first purpose-built science tower will track emissions in real time
A new 100m high facility officially opened today (24th August) at Balruddery Farm in Angus,
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Is this the end of cheap flights?
2026 has been one of the most turbulent years in aviation history. US military strikes
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Pressure on councils and schools from AI-assisted complaints
Public bodies struggle to meet their legal commitments to reply, due to ‘rising tide’ of
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High Court grants challenge to TfL’s private hire licensing system
Thousands of London private hire drivers who lost their ability to work through no fault
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7% rise in crime in Scotland
Latest figures from Chief Statistician show rise in crimes recorded, and in most categories of crime.
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Government rejects claims over Traveller site planning reforms
The government has rejected newspaper reports claiming recent changes to planning rules will make it
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Scottish government survey to help protect young people online
Families invited to share their experience of using smartphones and social media, and going online,
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Town’s new interactive touchscreen guide
Wayfinding unit unveiled outside Solihull train station to provide information and support local businesses and services.
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AI bootcamp aims to tackle youth unemployment
A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence summer bootcamp has launched in the north-west of England, aiming to
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‘Everybody needs somebody rooting for them’: Emma Williamson on supporting care-experienced children
Emma Williamson, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Children’s Services at Cumberland Council, talks to us about her journey into the role and why helping others has always been at the heart of her work.
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The final weeks before Isabelle Welsh’s murder raise troubling safeguarding questions
The murder of Isabelle Welsh has prompted national outrage and raised serious questions over safeguarding
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Children’s care costs six times more than Eton – what’s gone wrong?
As the Competition and Markets Authority investigates England’s children’s social care market, David Rankin of
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Heavy breathing: the many faces of lead air pollution
It has been 26 years since the UK Government finally removed leaded petrol from sale.
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