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Thousands of asylum claims unresolved after three years, damning spending watchdog analysis finds

Ballooning backlog of asylum appeals is fuelled by shortage of immigration judges and lack of legal aid, national audit office finds

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Heathrow boss sorry for sleeping through outage with phone on silent

Thomas Woldbye missed emergency notifications and phone calls after nearby fire led to airport being shut down

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Heathrow chief’s phone on silent mode as fire unfolded, inquiry finds

Thomas Woldbye’s mobile was ‘on his bedside table’ but on silent mode, the Kelly Review said.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

England scraps 50% rule on faith school admissions

Allowing 100% faith-based access would be divisive and likely penalise disadvantaged children, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

‘It came to me in a dream’: The strange history of madcap reality TV shows

What does it take to bring an audacious reality TV concept to fruition? As Netflix turns ‘Squid Game’ into a cut-throat competition, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some bonkers but brilliant reality series

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

‘It came to me in a dream’: The strange history of madcap reality TV shows

What does it take to bring an audacious reality TV concept to fruition? As Netflix turns ‘Squid Game’ into a cut-throat competition, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some bonkers but brilliant reality series

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF; Bank of England governor says ‘big lessons to learn’ after inflation shock – as it happened

New IMF report shows “a big upgrade to the UK’s growth forecast” says Jeremy Hunt, with UK expected to grow by 0.4% this year not shrink by 0.3%

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

English water firms want to draw a line under the past. It won’t wash

Industry wants accountability to cover putting sewage spills right, not firms’ previous compliance

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill

With cost of cleanup to be passed on to bill payers, analysis shows they will also pay £624 more by 2030 to fund investor payouts

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

BBC Breakfast viewers divided over 'painful' Naga Munchetty clash with water company boss

BBC Breakfast viewers were left less than impressed when Naga Munchetty interviewed the chair of Water UK

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023