South West Water fined £1.853m for contaminating Brixham's water supply with cryptosporidium. The incident led to over 140 sickness cases, hospitalizations, and extensive disruption.
South West Water (SWW) fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Brixham, Devon, in 2024. Hundreds fell ill, thousands boiled water, and the local economy suffered due to the "serious failure" by SWW.
Taiwanese Irwin mangoes have entered the French market for the first time, impressing French buyers with a tested sweetness of 19.3 Brix. The first shipment of 6 metric tons, primarily mangoes, will soon be available at Rungis, Paris's largest wholesale market.
A new film, "Blondi," co-directed by a German shepherd named Lexie, premiered in London. The experimental approach uses a camera on the dog's back to capture the final days of the Third Reich from a unique, often uncomfortable perspective.
Four individuals were wounded when gunshots were fired from a moving car in Brixton, south London, shortly after midnight on Saturday. The incident occurred around 01:15 BST on Coldharbour Lane. A 25-year-old man is in critical condition, while three other men aged 21, 47 and 70 sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police are examining CCTV footage and collecting witness statements.
Police are investigating a possible link between a drive-by shooting that injured four people on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London, and a stabbing 700m away on Acre Lane that left a 33-year-old man critically injured. The shooting occurred at about 01:15 BST on Saturday when a car fired seven shots at a gathering outside Southwyck House where people were enjoying a bank holiday party. A 25-year-old man remains in a life-threatening condition, while three other victims aged 21, 47 and 70 have non-life-threatening injuries.
Four people were hospitalized after a drive-by shooting in Brixton early Saturday morning. Police have described the incident as an act of indiscriminate violence and are currently searching for the suspects.
Four people were hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Brixton, south London, early Saturday morning. One victim remains in life-threatening condition, and police have launched an investigation with no arrests made yet.
Four people were hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries, following a drive-by shooting in Brixton, south London, early Saturday morning. The Metropolitan Police are investigating and have increased patrols in the area.
The Brixen Water Light Festival in South Tyrol, Italy, showcases 24 light art installations from artists across 13 countries under the theme 'Imagine Peace.' With war continuing in Ukraine, works address conflict, memory and peace's cost. Two Ukrainian artists now living in Norway perform live sand paintings in the Church of Our Lady (dating to 980 AD), while Croatian artist Marko Bolkovic created a piece from reused EU pallets featuring responses from residents in five cities about peace. The festival runs along the town's squares, historic buildings and mountain rivers until closing on the UN International Day of Light.
Labour faces catastrophic local election results in London next Thursday, with the Greens poised to win mayoralties in Lewisham and Hackney and seize inner-city councils. The collapse is particularly devastating as London has been Labour's strongest bastion for two decades. Voters cite Starmer's Gaza policy and anti-immigration rhetoric as reasons for abandoning the party, while Labour's abandonment of council housing—once its core vote-building strategy—has alienated working-class Londoners. The article argues the answer to Labour's London wipeout lies in the party's own decisions.
