Notwithstanding the recent heavy rains, the UK’s water supplies have reached a “critical” point and hence, the country’s water security has made an urgent call to conserve water amid fears of bigger bills. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said in a report today that water supply is likely to worsen with a growing population and changes to the UK’s rainfall. The report has come just after Thames Water said…

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who is suffering from a bladder infection and was hospitalised on Monday, didn’t miss even a single minute of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations as he remained glued to the television set in his private room at London’s King Edward VII Hospital. Prince Philip, 90, was rushed by ambulance from Windsor Castle on Monday after he was taken ill by bladder infection. The illness…

Gareth Southgate, the retired English footballer, ex-manager and would-be technical director, warns the England squad for Euro 2012. The warning comes after the England squad with Roy Hodgson as their manager flew to Poland today from Luton at 2pm after gathering at their hotel in Hertfordshire yesterday. Southgate wants supporters to be patient with the team as many players are suffering from physical injuries. For instance, John Terry was one…

Legionnaires’ disease turns fatal in Edinburgh with the death of a man in his 50s, in addition to the rising number of patients suspected or even confirmed as carrying the disease. The man had underlying health conditions and was under treatment at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. NHS Lothian informed about seventeen confirmed and fifteen suspected cases that it is attending presently. It reports 13 men and two women, aged…

Keiron Guess, the boy who was mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier during the Diamond Jubilee street party, has undergone surgery as one of his ears and part of his nose were torn off by the violent attack. Police informed that the little boy’s parents, mother Stacey, 22 and father Anthony, 23 were at his bedside at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. The child’s 49-year-old grandfather Dave Guess also suffered an…

Private Gregg Thomas Stone, a young British soldier aged 20, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was shot dead by extremists while on a foot patrol on Sunday in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand province in Afghanistan. Private Stone lost his life while he and his fellow officers saved policeman Abdul Walid from extremists who had captured him at a checkpoint. He was the 417th member of UK forces to…

For the first time since the Royal wedding, England’s first family will course through London in the State carriages, for thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, before the Queen’s address to the nation tonight. The memorable day is said to begin with a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, during which the entire Commonwealth will be invited to celebrate the Queen’s landmark achievement. Beginning at 10.30am, the service will include…

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee street party turned fatal yesterday as a two-year-old boy was mauled by two dogs believed to be Staffordshire Bull Terriers. A 49-year-old man was also injured as he tried to pull the animals off the boy, who was later airlifted to hospital. Police informed they seized the dogs following the incident, which caused panic in a back garden in the Swanage Walk area of Moredon in…

Rio Ferdinand has accused Roy Hodgson of disrespecting him, claiming that the England boss left him out of his Euro 2012 squad, despite an injury to Gary Cahill. The Manchester United defender was overlooked for Euro 2012, when Liverpool’s Martin Kelly was called up as a replacement of Gary Cahill, who was ruled out with a double fracture of his jaw after he collided with Joe Hart during the friendly…