Two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the large-scale, illegal dumping of waste at the infamous site in Kidlington, the Environment Agency has announced today (8 September 2026). A 21-year-old male from Ashford in Surrey and a 43-year-old male from Stanwell in Surrey were arrested. This brings the total number of arrests to six, following one […]
Category Archives: headline
Great Britain: Water Company Fined Record £900k After Coastline Sewage Spill
United Utilities Water Limited has been hit with £964,225 in fines and costs at Preston Magistrates’ Court today (8 September) after pleading guilty to five environmental permit offences following a major pollution incident in Lancashire. The offences followed a serious environmental incident between 11 and 22 June 2023, when raw sewage was discharged into the Irish Sea along the Fylde Coast from […]
Richards leads PAM again
Dr. Shawn Richards has returned to the helm of the People’s Action Movement (PAM), securing a decisive victory in Tuesday night’s Special Caucus, and pledging to unite and rebuild the party ahead of the next general election. Richards received 72 votes to Lincoln David-Pelle’s nine, with two ballots spoiled, for a total of 83 votes […]
Hawke’s Bay vehicle fire closes State Highway 2 near Pākōwhai
State Highway 2 is closed near the Ngaruroro River Bridge.
PISA bombshell: Education data points to post-Covid stabilisation and a narrowing equity gap
The rich-poor gap is persistent and large. This is the first data to show it shrinking.
Whanganui police officer Peter Gray accused of tipping off drug suppliers
Peter Gray is suspended from duty on full pay.
North Canterbury helicopter crash: Pilot dies near Eyrewell
Crews are examining wreckage and its surrounds after the crash near Eyrewell.
Te Wairongoa Paniona remembered as Whangārei’s much-loved Mr T
Busker Te Wairongoa Paniona, known as Mr T, has died aged 67.
Mum who dumped newborn’s body in bin at Auckland’s Albert Park during work trip granted permanent name suppression
A judge has allowed the woman to keep her identity permanently secret.
Driver tears through Whangaparāoa College grounds, razes bird nesting area
Police are following up on the late-night incident.