Jon Ungoed-Thomas

British Olympic athletes who train at an internationally renowned sailing academy on the south coast are threatening to quit the site over plans to build a £150m waste incinerator next to their base.

Jon Ungoed-Thomas 4 min read The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.

Warnings that genuine products are bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup prompt international congress to withdraw prizes

Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls

Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by converting office blocks into flats without planning permission.

Just 2% or fewer of trains on some of the busiest Avanti West Coast services between London and Manchester are leaving and arriving on time, analysis of National Rail figures reveals.

Ashley Hurst ordered to pay £310,000 over email sent while acting for ex-chancellor

A lawyer acting for Nadhim Zahawi during investigations into the former chancellor's tax affairs has been ordered to pay £310,000 after a campaigner complained of an attempt to silence him over the controversy.

Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants

Three of the UK's biggest museums face the threat of strike action in 2025 by security guards over pay and conditions.