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6 hours ago · Reforming the planning system would “make it easier to build big infrastructure projects, like a third runway at Heathrow”. Ms Reeves’ speech on Wednesday also committed the Government’s support for boosting growth across the region between Oxford and Cambridge, which she said could become Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley.

15 hours ago · Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase. City, champions two seasons ago, trailed to Raphael Onyedika’s goal for Club Brugge but ...

1 day ago · Business groups and economists have said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ latest plans to grow the economy are welcome, but that measures in the October Budget will still weigh on companies. Ms Reeves announced plans to turn Oxford and Cambridge into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” with a raft of housing ...

1 day ago · More than a dozen climate protesters jailed for up to five years for their involvement in various demonstrations “did what they did out of sacrifice” and should have their sentences reduced, the Court of Appeal has heard. Sixteen activists received prison sentences of between five years and 15 ...

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1 day ago · However, the council is looking to reduce this to £5,000 from 2025/26. The proposal has been greeted with dismay from opposition councillors with Liberal Democrats on the authority set to urge the authority to suspend the cut for 12 months to allow officers to assess the social value to communities made by the grants.

Jan 2, 2025 · The new year has begun with a cold spell, with wintry showers, ice and frost. Many of the higher routes across Ryedale have seen snow and ice. Paul Gundersen is a Chief Forecaster for the Met Office. He said: “Northern parts of the UK are already experiencing colder conditions but by Thursday ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Road and rail links have been closed while Manchester and Bristol airports were forced to suspend flights earlier on Tuesday because of the conditions. A yellow snow and ice warning is in place across most of south-west England and Wales, coastal parts of North Wales and Merseyside and parts of ...

Jan 1, 2025 · Rain falls as people gather to watch the New Year’s Day Parade in central London (Jonathan Brady/PA) Floods minister Emma Hardy said she met officials from the Environment Agency on Wednesday to “ensure that impacted communities are receiving the necessary support” and added she wants to “express my heartfelt thanks for the vital work that the Environment Agency and emergency services ...