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Good morning. Ten years after the murder of the MP Jo Cox by a rightwing extremist in the run-up to the Brexit referendum, her sister Kim Leadbeater, now herself a MP, issued... Read more »
When a leaflet about leasehold injustice landed on Cath Williams’ doorstep in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, nearly a decade ago, she barely gave it a second thought, tossing it straight into the bin.... Read more »
Early evening summary For a full list of all the stories covered on the blog today, do scroll through the list of key event headlines near the top of the blog. Wes... Read more »
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken Amazon as the world’s fifth-most valuable company days after its stock market debut. The milestone came as it agreed to buy the startup behind the AI-powered coding... Read more »
At last, Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, has opined on the future of Thames Water. So what’s it to be? A takeover by the company’s creditors? Special administration, which would allow anyone... Read more »
A Russian warship fired warning shots within a few hundred metres of a British pleasure yacht sailing across the Channel on Tuesday morning amid a period of heightened tensions between London and... Read more »
Three touching reasons led to Nuneaton and Bedworth’s Mayor choosing the charity that will benefit from his year in the civic chains Councillor Colin Cape, the borough’s first citizen, admitted that he... Read more »
A business owner has hit out over ’embarrassing’ litter problems on a street in Leicester. Alex West has worked in Nelson Street, off of London Road, for more than 15 years with... Read more »
Around 100 locals had signed up to a founders’ club which promised free drinks, discounts and other perks – the owner says there has been a number of difficulties, delaying opening 08:58,... Read more »