Fewer households also believe the amount water companies charge is fair, according to the annual Consumer Council for Water survey.

An AI tool called Consult has been tested as a way of speeding up the analysis of public responses to consultations.

New project is the largest so far in a £38 million programme by the Wildlife Trusts and Aviva to revive the vanishing habitat.

The National Audit Office identified problems at UK Research and Innovation, an arm’s length body considered key to Government priorities.

Counter-terrorism officers are working ‘at pace’ to establish the cause of the fires and ‘any potential motivation’, Scotland Yard said.