An inquiry has begun into the deaths of dozens of salmon and trout in one of Scotland’s most famous fishing rivers. It is believed more than 50 adult fish have been found dead over an almost 18-mile (29km) stretch of the Spey since Saturday 9 September. Spey Fishery Board said...
The average queue of tenants requesting to view a rental property in Britain has lengthened from 20 to 25 in five months, figures from Rightmove show. In 2019, there were typically six telephone or email requests to see each place. That had risen to 20 by this spring, and five months on...
Archaeologists want permission to carry out a new survey of the site of Jersey’s largest coin hoard to stop people illegally searching and looting. The Le Catillon II hoard was discovered in the east of the island in 2012 by two metal detectorists after a similar find on the site in...
Former crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has appeared in a New York court to answer to charges that his bankrupted financial empire was “built on lies”. Prosecutors told the court on Wednesday that the former FTX boss stole billions from clients and investors to “commit fraud...
Thousands of households in parts of a town have started a trial to recycle plastic bags and food wrappers. More than 4,000 homes on a group of streets in Reading can throw away wrapping including crisp packets, cling film and all plastic bags. Residents have to bag the rubbish in...
