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,

England World Cup winner Lewis Moody has blasted the RFU's 'absurd' rule that prevents Jack Willis from playing in the Six Nations. The Rugby Football Union currently enforces a policy that prevents any England-qualified player based overseas from being selected by Steve Borthwick unless it is in exceptional circumstances.

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,

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

On the eve of Wales' Six Nations opener in France, Scrum V The Warm-Up chats to three former players who have been there and done it.

Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have risen in recent years and are almost back at levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the key numbers and trends in the latest knife crime statistics,

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

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.

Total of 492,914 shoplifting offenses were logged by police over 12-month period, marking 23% increase from the 402,220 cases recorded in previous year - Anadolu Ajansı

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.