AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWater Emergency: Severe drought has been declared in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Sussex after the driest April-to-September period in more than a century. Reservoirs are critically low, and water companies have been told to step up planning to protect supplies. Northern Ireland Justice: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was jailed for 15 years for historical sex offences against two girls. He denies the charges and plans to appeal. Scotland Crime: A Police Scotland officer was convicted of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland; he is due to be sentenced in December. Fishing Tragedy: One person has died and two remain missing after a fishing boat disappeared off Scotland’s coast. Health Dispute: Northern Ireland hospital doctors have announced further strikes next month over pay, warning they are prepared to escalate action. Hate Crime: Police-recorded religious hate crimes in England and Wales rose 13% in the year to March 2026, while overall hate crime was up 7%. Farming: England’s new ten-year organic action plan aims to lift organically managed farmland from about 3.4% to 10% by 2036.
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