by the Environment Agency at the end of 2024.

There was significant damage to the town's crown court, university and a number of properties in the Parliament Road area.Assistant Chief Constable David Felton described the level of violence as "staggering" and noted the "shocking scenes" would have caused alarm.

He vowed to identify those responsible for the violence and put them before the courts.Cleveland Police said 28 people aged between 16 and 56 were due to face magistrates on Tuesday following violent the riots."All it has done is to make people gel together. We are a community. The Asian people have been in this town for decades," Anne added.

"It's not separated us at all. We are strong. We have shown that as one people. We'll clean up the area. They haven't accomplished anything."You can hear more on this story from Middlesbrough on the

A plan has been devised to get a suspended ferry service back up and running by the summer.

West Norfolk Borough Council, Norfolk County Council and the operators of the West Lynn ferry have agreed on steps to repair the boat's landing site.Last year, it adds, the England and Wales water sector invested £9.2bn, which it says is the highest capital investment ever in a single year.

And it’s important to note that not all water companies are the same.A few are well run, have manageable debts and have invested steadily in their infrastructure over the three decades since privatisation, while delivering dividends to the shareholders who have provided the capital required by a privatised model.

Regardless, lenders are now demanding higher rates from other water companies, too, as the whole sector appears a riskier bet.The regulator Ofwat allowed this increase in debt to happen as for many years it did not consider that it had the requisite powers to dictate how companies chose to structure their finances.