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Katy Austin,Transport correspondentand Simon Browning, Transport reporter Getty Images Cheating cases during practical and theory driving tests rose by nearly 50 per cent last year in England, Scotland and Wales, new figures show. The cheating methods varied, according to freedom of information data from the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), with more than 1,100…

A man experiencing homelessness said he hoped the government would focus on increasing accessibility to housing in its upcoming Budget. Josh, 26, who is currently a resident at the night shelter Jimmy’s in Cambridge, said the availability of council housing and “move-on housing” – shared accommodation where people can receive support – was important. Chancellor…

Thames Water’s lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to prevent the UK’s largest water company from collapsing. London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, has submitted proposals which include writing off about a third of the company’s near £20bn debt pile and investing an initial £5.4bn to stablise the…

Teresa McGrath, Habitable’s chief research officer, explains: “We started paying attention to plastic not because we inherently have a bias against plastic, but because [in] every product category that we looked at… the plastic materials ranked the worst consistently. They were using and releasing more hazardous chemicals consistently across the board.”