https://britishjournal.co.uk/society/severn-stoke-flood-scheme-finishes-ahead-of-schedule/ British Journal en 2026-11-07 Severn Stoke flood scheme finishes ahead of schedule, cutting flood risk before winter https://britishjournal.co.uk/economy/public-service-productivity-rises-0-3-percent-year-to-june-2026-ons/ British Journal en 2026-11-07 Public service productivity grew 0.3 per cent in the year to June, but remains below its 2019 level https://britishjournal.co.uk/economy/national-housing-bank-greater-manchester-500m-homes-regeneration/ British Journal en 2026-11-07 Greater Manchester agreement with the National Housing Bank opens the way to £500 million for homes and regeneration https://britishjournal.co.uk/politics/eight-regional-water-councils-england-investment/ British Journal en 2026-11-06 Eight regional water councils to give English communities a say over billions in water investment https://britishjournal.co.uk/society/england-bovine-tb-strategy-2038-vaccines-end-of-cull/ British Journal en 2026-11-06 England adopts a plan to be free of bovine TB by 2038, built on vaccines and the end of the badger cull https://britishjournal.co.uk/economy/bank-rate-rises-to-4-percent-first-rise-since-2023/ British Journal en 2026-11-06 Bank Rate rises to 4 per cent in the first increase since 2023, with inflation set to near 5 per cent https://britishjournal.co.uk/society/drug-poisoning-deaths-fall-first-time-since-2012-cocaine-heroin-ons/ British Journal en 2026-11-05 Drug poisoning deaths fall for the first time since 2012, as cocaine overtakes heroin https://britishjournal.co.uk/economy/mandatory-human-rights-due-diligence-largest-businesses-forced-labour/ British Journal en 2026-11-05 Largest businesses to face mandatory human rights checks on their supply chains https://britishjournal.co.uk/politics/pac-parliament-restoration-delay-420m-managed-decline/ British Journal en 2026-11-05 Parliament faces managed decline or worse without a restoration decision, MPs warn