Civic Context
A Public Consultation Is Open. What Has Actually Been Decided?
Read a consultation announcement without turning a proposal into a final decision. Identify the document stage, response window and questions still open.
INDEPENDENT NEWS & EXPLAINERS
All dispatches
Weather Explained
The Met Office’s October Warning Update Changes the Wording, Not the Colours
What the Met Office’s 1 October 2026 terminology update means for warning readers, and why the warning colour still needs its surrounding context.