Yang Tengbo, a 50-year-old businessman and alleged Chinese spy, was barred from the UK in 2023 due to concerns about national security. After pressure from MPs, he was named and denied any wrongdoing, dismissing claims of espionage. Mr. Yang studied in China, moved to the UK in 2002 for further education, and is now at the center of allegations involving the Royal Family.
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Government breached law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, watchdog finds
The Office for Environmental Protection found that the government and regulators, including Defra and the Environment Agency, breached environmental law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage through combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into England's rivers and seas. This failure to regulate CSOs properly has contributed to the pollution of water bodies in England, leading to public outrage and calls for stricter enforcement. Conservation charity WildFish criticized the public bodies for permitting water companies to unlawfully...
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