Triple murderer Nicholas Prosper should be given a whole-life order for the “exceptional” killings of his mother and two siblings, the Court of Appeal has heard.

Property values rose by 3.9 on average in the 12 months to May, up from 3.6 annual growth in April, according to ONS figures.

Southern Water has become the latest company to bring in a hosepipe ban, to protect rare chalk stream habitat, as England battles exceptionally dry weather.