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What central heating grants are available for UK homeowners?

From free boiler replacements to full central heating installations, government-backed grants can significantly cut the cost of upgrading your home. Here’s what you need to know about the schemes available, who qualifies, and how to apply

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Manhunt launched as police investigate attempted murder

James McKenna, 57, is wanted following the incident in Carmarthen, Wales

The Independent UK

Facial recognition technology used by police is now very accurate – but public understanding lags behind

The UK government’s proposed reforms to policing in England and Wales signal an increase in the use of facial recognition technology. The number of live facial recognition vans is set to rise from ten to 50, making them available to every police force in both countries.

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The public wants police to show up and care – will new reforms in England and Wales do this?

The government has announced a massive shake-up of policing in England and Wales, with the aim to balance providing a local police service across the country while also facing national threats. It involves the creation of a new National Police Service (touted as a “British FBI”) and reducing the number…

The Conversation

Brickbat: Won't Make the Cut

Under a draft Crown Prosecution Service document in England and Wales, male circumcision could be treated as a possible form… The post Brickbat: Won't Make the Cut appeared first on Reason.com.

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Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges

More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline

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‘A disaster for disabled people’: Shabana Mahmood urged not to scrap recording of non-crime hate incidents

Home secretary confirmed this week that police in England and Wales would be scrapping category in its current form

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Homicides in England and Wales fall to lowest level since records began

Killings involving knives or sharp implements dropped by 23% year on year, ONS figures show

The Guardian - UK

Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales

Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jail

The Guardian - UK

Households in England and Wales must splash out more as water bills to rise by 5.4%

Average bills to go up again in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills

The Guardian - UK

Water bills set to rise again: Check how much more you’ll be paying

Household water bills across England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4 per cent from April

The Independent UK

Princess Kate Once Revealed Queen Elizabeth's Most "Fantastic" Quality and How It Brought "Joy" to Everyone

The Princess of Wales shared what she appreciated most about the late monarch in a 2016 documentary.

Marie Claire

The plan to clean up England and Wales’ water industry ignores the sector’s biggest problem

Government plans published earlier this month around the water sector in England and Wales were heralded as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the system. However, despite the confidence of UK environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the long-awaited plans raise significant concerns. This is a reform agenda for water as a business…

The Conversation

Where does The Original Factory Shop have stores across the UK?

Administrators said the firm will continue to trade from its 137 stores while they look at options to help secure its future.

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Under Salt Marsh: detective drama uses the Welsh coast to explore climate anxiety

Morfa Halen means “salt marsh” in Welsh. This tidal island is a delicious invention of Sky Arts’ new detective drama, Under Salt Marsh, although it has very real antecedents in north Wales. Shell Island on the Mochras peninsula, near Harlech, inspired writer and director Claire Oakley.

Evening Standard

Number of police officers falls by more than 1,000 in a year, figures show

The fall in the number of officers in England and Wales has been driven almost entirely by a sharp drop at the Metropolitan Police.

The Guardian - UK

Senedd passes budget after Welsh Labour makes deal with Plaid Cymru

All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstain

Evening Standard

All the warning signs you are living near a cannabis farm

Forces across the country completed the raids across the same days across England and Wales and seized millions of pounds worth of drugs

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Keir Starmer Has Announced A New £250 Cap On Ground Rent For Leaseholders

Ground rents capped at £250 ($310) in England and Wales. Steve Reed calls fees 'a scam'. Nearly a million leaseholders to see reductions from 2028.

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Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction

The Guardian - UK

Rayner urges government to stand firm over £250 ground rents cap

Former deputy PM warns against ‘vested interests’ trying to block measures for leaseholders in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Storm Chandra latest: ‘Major incident’ declared over flooding as Met Office issues warning for ice

Somerset Council said there had been ‘extensive flooding overnight’ after Storm Chandra brought heavy rain

The Independent UK

Storm Chandra hits UK with roads closed and warning of rail disruption

Forecasters had warned that flooding and travel disruption were likely with significant snow across higher ground

Evening Standard

Roads closed and warning of rail disruption as Storm Chandra hits UK

The M48 Severn Bridge and the Humber Bridge were disrupted by high winds

Evening Standard

Half a million heat network customers to receive Ofgem protection from this week

New rules will bring heat network customers in England, Scotland and Wales more closely in line with those on traditional gas and electricity.

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