Category: UK
Voices: Has the assisted dying bill lost its safeguards? Join The Independent Debate
Proposed changes to the assisted dying bill have sparked debate as MPs consider whether to continue supporting the legislation in Friday’s final vote
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Urgent ‘do not drink’ warning issued for tap water in UK region over contamination fears
Residents in nearly 200 post codes told to boil water before drinking it after above-average levels of coliform bacteria discovered
Read MoreUrgent ‘do not drink’ warning issued for tap water in UK region over contamination fears
Residents in nearly 200 post codes told to boil water before drinking it after above-average levels of coliform bacteria discovered
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‘My husband went surfing and had to take three days off work’ – Over half of Britons fear swimming in UK waters will make them sick
Sewage was discharged over half a million times into UK waters in 2024, for around 4.7 million hours
Read More‘My husband went surfing and had to take three days off work’ – Over half of Britons fear swimming in UK waters will make them sick
Sewage was discharged over half a million times into UK waters in 2024, for around 4.7 million hours
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Fears water quality reforms ‘could leave swimmers more at risk’
More than half of Britons fear illness from polluted waters according to a survey
Read MoreFears water quality reforms ‘could leave swimmers more at risk’
More than half of Britons fear illness from polluted waters according to a survey
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DWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years
Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say
Read MoreDWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years
Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say
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Tackle small boats crossings by letting migrants apply for UK asylum from France, think tank suggests
Researchers propose a rolling monthly cap on the number of asylum seekers allowed to come to the UK
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