The average monthly rent paid by tenants in the UK rose by 9% in the year to February, official figures show – the highest annual…
View More Average monthly UK rent up 9% – the highest annual increase recordedTag: England
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
It took a matter of minutes in the court of appeal, where demonstrators were strangely absent, for the dial to shift once more on the…
View More Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats upGet a railcard and ditch season tickets: how to beat the rail fare rises
If you regularly travel by train, you can’t fail to have noticed that ticket prices in England and Wales rose by 4.9% earlier this month.…
View More Get a railcard and ditch season tickets: how to beat the rail fare risesMuch of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaigners
England’s most stunning “national landscapes” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of the 34 have less than 10% of their area open to the…
View More Much of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaignersGround rent not legally or commercially necessary, says UK watchdog
Britain’s competition watchdog has said ground rent is “neither legally nor commercially necessary” and that government may need to step in to protect consumers from…
View More Ground rent not legally or commercially necessary, says UK watchdogProtesters to hold mass trespass of Cirencester Park over charging plans
Hundreds of people are expected at a mass trespass of Cirencester Park in protest against the introduction of charges and electronic gates for pedestrians and…
View More Protesters to hold mass trespass of Cirencester Park over charging plansRow over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord Byron
The waters of the River Cam are an unsettling lurid green on a dull day. The river that flows through Cambridge and has been enjoyed…
View More Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord ByronThames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
Thames Water has been lobbying the government and regulators to let it increase bills by 40%, pay lower fines for breaches and keep paying out…
View More Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%Norfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists say
A rare dragonfly is no longer considered endangered after spreading its wings across England, but conservationists have said its wetland habitat is still at risk…
View More Norfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists sayBritish and Irish rivers in desperate state from pollution, report reveals
The rivers of Britain and Ireland are in a desperate state from the impact of pollution, with not a single waterway in England or Northern…
View More British and Irish rivers in desperate state from pollution, report reveals