58 h. ago 'Contemptible' Thames Water accused of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

The scathing criticism came as peers discussed a collapsed rescue deal for the debt-laden firm

Politics

61 h. ago 'Contemptible' Thames Water accused in Parliament of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

The scathing criticism came as peers discussed a collapsed rescue deal for the debt-laden firm

Politics

6 d. ago Tories accuse Labour of backing 'tax on bath time' as water firms push for summer surcharges

The Tories insist Labour has been caught ‘red-handed’ with a policy that is ‘class war in action’

Economics

8 d. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle to appear in court

Father-of-three Paul Doyle is accused of seven offences following the incident on Water Street in the city centre on Monday.

Events

8 d. ago French Open: Draper beats Monfils in thriller, Djokovic and Sinner win – as it happened

Draper battled against the crowd and an inspired opponent to win in four sets, Gauff advanced but Boulter went out, while Norrie and Fearnley set up an all-British meetingI can’t lie, I’d like further detail on the Roland-Garros tattoo parlour. How busy is it? Who’s been? What kind of thing are people getting? Any spider webs on faces or tears beneath eyes?Krueger is playing nicely. Andreeva forces her through deuce in order to endorse, but she get there in the end; they’re both smacking it, but it’s the American whose radar is working better so far and she leads 2-0. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Alleged Liverpool driver Paul Doyle faces charges against six victims after 79 injured in FC parade crash

Paul Doyle, 53, is accused of seven offences following the incident on Water Street

Events

1 week ago King Charles tells Canada’s parliament country will stay ‘strong and free’ amid Trump annexation threats – live

Monarch says Canada ‘faces critical moment’ as unprecedented address comes amid Trump’s repeated threats that US should make Canada the 51st stateEarlier this morning, Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, told NPR’s Morning Edition that elite institutions need to double down on their “commitment to the good of the nation” and “be firm in our commitments to what we stand for”.Garber said he finds the measures taken by the Trump administration to be “perplexing”; while he acknowledges there is work to be done on campus regarding viewpoint diversity, he said he struggles to see a link between funding freezes and fighting antisemitism.I think that we have heard from some people that they do feel that [Harvard lacks viewpoint diversity]. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address these that don’t even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems. Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘I gave birth three months early – then police investigated me over an illegal abortion’

As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

Events

3 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's prison supervision was 'lowered before officer attack'

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is accused of heating water in a kettle in his cell at HMP Belmarsh in London and pouring it over a prison officer during an incident on Thursday

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