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Wind-measurement masts on a misty Yorkshire moor with rolling hills and a distant RAF training route marker

Fred Olsen Renewables Wind Farm Plan Draws MOD Radar Objection on Yorkshire Moors

The Ministry of Defence told the Planning Inspectorate that 23 turbines on Hope Moor would blind RAF radars at Brizlee Wood and Leeming, adding national security to a bitter moorland planning fight.

Fiona MacLeod

Residents queue with empty shopping baskets outside a suburban supermarket while a Thames Water van is parked on a wet residential street

Thames Water Outage Cuts Taps Across Five Boroughs and Surrey Postcodes

A burst main left homes and schools without water from Wimbledon to Esher on Monday morning; engineers located the leak but warned repairs in congested streets could take hours.

Fiona MacLeod

Muddy river weir with brown foam at a concrete overflow channel on an overcast day, damp towpath reeds and worn stone, no logos or readable text

Thames Water Faces Ofwat Fine Proposal After Sewage Overflow Data Exceeds Permit Limits

Ofwat sent Thames Water a draft enforcement package proposing a nine-figure penalty after annual storm-overflow returns showed hundreds of permit breaches across London and the Thames Valley, with customers facing bill uncertainty while investors weigh a special administration path.

Fiona MacLeod

Temporary chest-high fencing around a shallow brine pool in a Cheshire pasture with lapwings circling overhead and white salt crust on mud, grey September sky, no logos or readable text

Wildlife Trusts Fence Cheshire Salt Mine Brine Leak Field for Wading Birds

Cheshire Wildlife Trust fenced a brine-saturated field beside a historic salt mine after wading birds began nesting in contaminated runoff, working with the Environment Agency on pumping tests.

Fiona MacLeod

Seaside hotel facade on Marine Parade with fire hoses coiled on wet pavement, scorch marks on lower brickwork, overcast Channel sky, cordon tape blurred and unreadable, no logos

Folkestone Evacuates 90 Residents After Suspicious Grand Burstin Hotel Blaze Raises Collapse Fears

Folkestone and Hythe District Council moved 90 people out of Pavilion Court on Sunday after safety inspectors warned the basement fire at the neighboring Grand Burstin Hotel may have weakened the structure; Kent Police are treating the blaze as suspicious.

Fiona MacLeod

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