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Thames Water sinks to £1.6bn loss as debt mountain balloons

Thames Water sinks to £1.6bn loss as debt mountain balloons

Thames Water sinks to £1.6bn loss as debt mountain balloons

15 July 2025

The struggling utility tumbled to a £1.65 billion pre-tax loss for the year to March 31 from profits of £157 million the previous year.


British backpacker faces court over fatal e-scooter crash in Australia

British backpacker faces court over fatal e-scooter crash in Australia

British backpacker faces court over fatal e-scooter crash in Australia

15 July 2025

Alicia Kemp was previously denied bail at a hearing in June.


Focus on Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury and Gaza as BBC releases annual report

Focus on Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury and Gaza as BBC releases annual report

Focus on Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury and Gaza as BBC releases annual report

15 July 2025

It comes after Ofcom announced it would investigate the BBC’s Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary.


Pair who chopped down Sycamore Gap tree to be sentenced

Pair who chopped down Sycamore Gap tree to be sentenced

Pair who chopped down Sycamore Gap tree to be sentenced

15 July 2025

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers carried out what prosecutors called a ‘moronic mission’.


Residents evacuated from homes as 125 firefighters battle wildfire

Residents evacuated from homes as 125 firefighters battle wildfire

Residents evacuated from homes as 125 firefighters battle wildfire

14 July 2025

Around 20 fire engines were used to bring the blaze under control.


British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

14 July 2025

His London-based running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said their upcoming events in Ilford, east London, will be a celebration of his life.


Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

14 July 2025

The guidance comes as the Department for Education warned that misogynistic attitudes had reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people.


MasterChef’s John Torode confirms he was accused of racism in Wallace review

MasterChef’s John Torode confirms he was accused of racism in Wallace review

MasterChef’s John Torode confirms he was accused of racism in Wallace review

14 July 2025

In a post on Instagram, Torode confirmed he was the person alleged to have used racist language but said he had ‘no recollection of the incident’.


Bill on Royal Albert Hall seatholders’ ticket reforms backed by MPs

Bill on Royal Albert Hall seatholders’ ticket reforms backed by MPs

Bill on Royal Albert Hall seatholders’ ticket reforms backed by MPs

14 July 2025

The law will affect the rights of more than 300 owners of long-term seats at the venue in west London


Plan to strip citizenship from ‘extremists’ during appeals clears Commons

Plan to strip citizenship from ‘extremists’ during appeals clears Commons

Plan to strip citizenship from ‘extremists’ during appeals clears Commons

14 July 2025

Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said certain communities will be ‘alarmed’ by the legislation which she said creates ‘second-class citizens’.


Court reforms vital to tackle ‘scandalous disgrace’ of backlog, says Ken Clarke

Court reforms vital to tackle ‘scandalous disgrace’ of backlog, says Ken Clarke

Court reforms vital to tackle ‘scandalous disgrace’ of backlog, says Ken Clarke

14 July 2025

The Tory grandee backed plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where cases are heard by judges.


MPs slam ‘disgraceful’ rollback of Northern Ireland veterans legislation

MPs slam ‘disgraceful’ rollback of Northern Ireland veterans legislation

MPs slam ‘disgraceful’ rollback of Northern Ireland veterans legislation

14 July 2025

The debate followed a public petition against repealing the legislation which attracted more than 170,000 signatures.


Omagh inquiry seeks secret 15-year-old transcript from Commons archive

Omagh inquiry seeks secret 15-year-old transcript from Commons archive

Omagh inquiry seeks secret 15-year-old transcript from Commons archive

14 July 2025

The Omagh bombing on August 15 1998 saw 29 people killed, including a woman pregnant with twins.


National security adviser will face MPs, minister confirms

National security adviser will face MPs, minister confirms

National security adviser will face MPs, minister confirms

14 July 2025

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been calling for Jonathan Powell to appear before it since his appointment in November.


French action ‘has prevented nearly 500 small boat crossings this year’

French action ‘has prevented nearly 500 small boat crossings this year’

French action ‘has prevented nearly 500 small boat crossings this year’

14 July 2025

Yvette Cooper told MPs French actions have stopped 496 boat crossings this year so far, while 385 arrived in the UK.


Three arrested after man, 24, stabbed to death in Knightsbridge street

Three arrested after man, 24, stabbed to death in Knightsbridge street

Three arrested after man, 24, stabbed to death in Knightsbridge street

14 July 2025

Three men in their 20s have been arrested, the Metropolitan Police said.


BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

14 July 2025

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.


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