Coastal Kent town, jewel of Thanet
Southern Water has been fined £7.127m after pleading guilty to 13 offences linked to illegal sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs between 2019 and 2021. The judge cited a pattern of noncompliance and warned of broader environmental harm and disruption to tourism in Kent.
Rapid, non-invasive endometriosis tests are being rolled out to shorten the nine-year average diagnosis wait. Campaigners and patients welcome the shift after years of dismissals and delays in diagnosis.