Farming
What is Bluetongue?
Watch Danny's explainer on the virus that is now in the UK due to climate change.
13 Aug 2026
National News
Ealing
Ealing Lib Dems ask difficult questions of Ealing Labour about children's failed safeguarding as raised by Ofsted
Ofsted reported Ealing Council urgently to the Department for Education (DfE).
13 Aug 2026
Gideon Amos MP Column August 2026
In his latest MP Column, Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos is fighting Labour’s top-down targets to force 75,000 homes on Somerset, while battling NHS cuts to veteran outreach and demanding faster fixes for Musgrove’s maternity crisis
13 Aug 2026
New women-only accommodation opened in Stratford-upon-Avon from Lib Dem council
Cllr Liz Coles, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Customer Services at Stratford-on-Avon District Council, was delighted to open 6...
13 Aug 2026
Latest rates rise prove Ofwat is "rubber stamp for failure" as £3.4bn added to water bills
Responding to the news that water companies have been given Ofwat's permission to increase bills for customers by an extra £3.4bn, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, Tim Farron MP, said:
13 Aug 2026
Dorset MP launches petition after £17m taken away from local dentistry budget
Campaign calls for legally protected funding as only half of Dorset's children see an NHS dentist each year.
13 Aug 2026