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Troubled Thames Water has said it needs to hike customer bills by up to nearly 60% by 2030 or warned it will become “uninvestible”. Britain’s biggest water supplier made the shock demand in its response to Ofwat’s draft determination on water company plans as the wider water industry also issued a stark warning against the […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners as energy bosses were called in for talks on helping vulnerable households during the dark and cold months ahead. Executives from Centrica, EDF, E.On, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, Good Energy, Rebel Energy, Ovo, So Energy, Ecotricity and Utility Warehouse […]

Michael O’Leary says there’s been an increase in antisocial behaviour and violence onboard flights Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has called for alcohol limits in airports to tackle a rise in disorder on flights. Mr O’Leary said passengers should be restricted to two drinks per journey to curb what he says is an increase in antisocial […]

The BMA want a ban on disposable e-cigarettes, and all flavours apart from tobacco Top doctors have called for legislation aimed at tackling youth vaping to include a total ban on disposable e-cigarettes and all flavours apart from tobacco. The British Medical Association (BMA) urged ministers to “take bold and brave actions” to protect the health of […]

Sir Keir Starmer is beginning two days of meetings in Berlin and Paris Sir Keir Starmer says the UK has a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our relationship with Europe” as he heads for two days of meetings in Berlin and Paris. The Prime Minister is expected to say on the trip that “we must turn a corner […]

British flagbearer Lucy Shuker hopes to follow in the footsteps of Tom Daley by being a beacon of hope for the LGBTQ+ community in Paris. The wheelchair tennis player will proudly lead her nation into the opening ceremony of the Paralympics on Wednesday evening after being selected for the role alongside wheelchair basketball athlete Terry […]

The company responsible for a building site where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a manhole was unaware children had accessed it before they took it over, an inquiry heard. Shea Ryan died on July 16 2020 when he climbed through an unsecured fence on a building site in Drumchapel, Glasgow, and fell 20ft […]

Retailers have called for tougher police action on shoplifting after it was revealed that only 431 fines were issued for the offence in a year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that, in the year to March 2014, 19,419 fines were handed out for retail theft under £100. This decreased year on year to […]

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Convicted gangster Curtis Warren wants “peace” and to be out of the “public glare”, his barrister said as the 61-year-old was sentenced for breaching an order designed to prevent him committing serious crime. Warren appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to comply with a serious crime […]



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