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An Anglo-French partnership of academic, government, industry and environmental organisations are working together to influence future policy decisions affecting the world’s busiest waterway. The English Channel is used daily by more than 500 shipping vessels, while millions of people live on its shores in Southern England and Northern France, and it is used widely for industry, environmental and leisure purposes. Now 12 organisations, led by Plymouth University, have agreed to work in partnership to produce an English Channel Governance Guide, which will feed into live marine policy...

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has promised to compensate customers who were unable to make card payments yesterday evening.

Customers from RBS , Natwest and Ulster Bank were all affected by the systems issue which left many customers being unable to make credit and debit card payments between 18:30 and 21:30.

In a statement released this morning, RBS wrote: “We would like to apologise to our customers. If anyone has been left out of pocket as a result of these systems problems, we will put this right. “If you experience any issues this morning, please get in touch with our...

A ninth body has been recovered from the wreckage of the Clutha pub in Glasgow which was crashed into by a helicopter on Friday night. Police have said that they cannot rule out the possibility of more bodies being found as they continue to clear the scene. Three people on board the helicopter have died and at least six pub patrons have been confirmed as dead. The helicopter’s crew has been named pilot David Traill, 51 and police officers Tony Collins, 43 and Kirsty Nelis, 36. Two men Samuel McGhee, 56 and Gary Arthur, 48 are the first to be named among the pub-goers. The accident happened...

House prices are now rising at 6.5% according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society. The mortgage lender also claims that the average UK house and flat price has risen to £174,566 the highest since the April 2008. The numbers suggest that the housing market is making a strong recovery since the recession. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: “UK house prices rose by 0.6% in November taking the annual rate of increase to 6.5% - the strongest pace since July 2010, though prices are still around 6% below the all-time high recorded in late...