Thames Water warns overhaul will ‘take time’ as debts mount and profits slump
The group saw half-year profits tumble 54% while debts rose 7% to £14.7 billion.
Israel strikes Gaza’s second largest city in new phase of the war
Military officials say they are being more precise in the Israeli offensive into southern Gaza.
Marston’s cheers ‘promising’ Christmas bookings but drops to loss
William Rucker, chairman of the Wolverhampton-based firm, said consumer demand has remained ‘resilient’.
Train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings
Railway lines blocked between Edinburgh and Newcastle by flooding.
Cost of traditional Christmas dinner for four ‘up by just 1.3% on last year’
Fierce competition between supermarkets is seeing the cost of the main festive meal rising well below the overall rate of grocery inflation.
Sunak says ‘enough is enough’ as he steps up fight to control immigration
The Prime Minister wrote in The Sun: ‘If you can’t contribute to the UK, you are not coming to the UK.’
Last decade hottest on record, says World Meteorological Organisation
Greenhouse gases are causing glaciers to melt, which are raising sea levels and threatening millions with flooding.
Fourteen dead and more than 30 injured after bus crashes in western Thailand
Police said most victims were Thai and a few were Burmese.
Cincinnati Bengals upset Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 in overtime
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence left the field late in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.
Apparent death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 23
The latest bodies were found not too far from the eruption site.
