The Brookline Digest — General national & global news, straight and fast — no fluff, no ads.
Details of the payments have emerged as Thames Water is fighting to secure a rescue deal (Andrew Matthews/PA) PA Archive City Edition News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I…
Read moreIt has been fitted to the wall of Euston Tunnel, which is being dug by two machines travelling from Old Oak Common in west London to Euston in the centre of the capital. The tunnel runs beneath Kensal Green Cemetery…
Read moreThe Rugby Football Union (RFU) has applied to run up to 15 major non-sporting events from the 82,000-capacity venue every year to generate more income. However, locals have collected a 3,000 signature petition against…
Read moreThe kidnappers had disguised themselves as delivery drivers and bundled the man into a van outside his home, the court heard. Pearce, from Stockton, had denied wrongdoing but was found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap…
Read moreIt is helping crews who have been fighting the blaze near Llangynidr Reservoir, Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, since Friday. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) said conditions had been a "challenge due to the…
Read moreHe said: "Whack-a-Mole is a very good analogy of Friday." In a social media post on Saturday, Skye MRT said volunteers were at times dealing with several incidents at once, with all available staff committed. Stephenson…
Read morePeople were seen getting up from their picnics and screaming as the whirlwind moved through the park. Dust devils are formed on warm, sunny days and are visible due to the dust or hay that they pick up and swirl around.…
Read moreAfter a carer discovered her, a call was made to 111 and a staff member said Mrs Clegg had “put herself on the floor” and had a “bump” on her head. Assistant coroner Sally Robinson has raised concerns that the NHS 111…
Read moreThis creature is nneither the blue whale, nor a lion's mane jellyfish but the humble bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus , one of the most remarkable marine invertebrates of them all. It can stretch out longer than an…
Read moreHow much we’re drinking, and sweating, seems to be on everyone’s mind. Which is good, says sports medicine consultant Dr George Bownes, founder of sports clinic Citius Health, given many of us don’t drink enough water –…
Read more