Last year’s incident in Brixham, south Devon, cost it about £21 million, pushing it deeper into an annual loss, it said.

“The important thing for now is what we can do, and we can do now more than we’ve been able to do before, because of an extra £5 billion the Chancellor has put in to the defence budget this year and ...

The utility said it would take forward discussions with ‘certain senior creditors’ on an alternative plan to stabilise its finances.

The Government has threatened legal action against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to release £2.5 billion of funds from the sale of the London football club to help victims of the Ukraine war.

In an interim report published on Tuesday, the Independent Water Commission calls for a “fundamental strengthening and rebalancing” of Ofwat’s regulatory role, calling for the watchdog to adopt a more ...

A resident of a controversial street in Catford was left unable to work for four weeks after her car was allegedly damaged by a passing bus.

An FBI affidavit says Mohammed Sabry Soliman confessed to the attack after being taken into custody on Sunday.

The fintech, which has been named one of the fastest-growing in the UK, said it means more of its customers can make payments in stores.

Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago.

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3,350 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children’s shows, magic and cabaret will all be part of the ...

The changes are mainly due to reduced energy costs and some small spending adjustments by research participants, the PLSA said.