Households in England and Wales are being warned that their water bill could be up to £703 on average, with some regions forced to pay even more. Every home in England and Wales will see an average 26% water bills increase from April 1,

Key numbers and trends - Some 55,008 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in the 12 months to September 2024.

Police recorded the equivalent of 1,350 shoplifting offences every day in year to September 2024, new Office for National Statistics figures show

Households now have a much better idea of their bill increases from April, which will rise at a time when many other bills are also tipped to go up sharply.

Former England prop Henry Thomas will make his first Wales start in Friday's Guinness Six Nations opener against France. The ex-Sale and Bath tighthead, who also played French club rugby for Castres and Montpellier, has won four caps as a replacement since switching allegiance to Wales in 2023.

Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show.A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces in the year to September 2024,

The average British household will pay an extra £123 in their annual water bill from April 1. The 26% increase equates to a rise of around £10 a month, from £40 to £50. The change will take the average water and wastewater bill from £480 to £603 for the next year alone.

The Welsh government broke its own law in how it banned puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity, a former Plaid Cymru leader has claimed. After a review found a lack of evidence of the medicines' long term impact, NHS GPs in Wales were barred from making new prescriptions, in line with other UK nations.

The UK is set for more icy temperatures later this week where the mercury drops to -5C and there are 13 cities in England and Wales that are predicted to see snow flurries

Household water bills in England and Wales are expected to rise by an average of 26 per cent to £603 this year, marking the biggest annual increase since privatisation 36 years ago.

Josh Hathaway has said he was always going to pick Wales over England ahead of his first Six Nations in the red jersey. The 21-year-old, who featured off the bench for Gloucester days before Wales' tournament opener against France on Friday night, had previously turned out for England U20s.

The ex-Sale and Bath tighthead has won four caps as a replacement since switching allegiance to Wales in 2023.