17 h. ago Ayrshire lifeboat crew rescue person in water at ferry terminal

Largs RNLI were called out to rescue the person from the waters at Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal.

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42 h. ago 'Shattered' family of two sisters who drowned in Snowdonia mountain pool call for clarity over 'conflicting' accounts of their deaths

Mother-of-two Hajra Zahid, 29, and younger sister Haleema Zahid, 25, were pulled from the water after a 'challenging' rescue attempt on a notorious path up Snowdon.

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48 h. ago Dogs 'deep in water' rescued from Edinburgh beauty spot after becoming stranded

A second rescue also unfolding just moments later at the Cramond Causeway on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Mountain rescuers race to casualty near Edinburgh beauty spot in emergency response

Rescue teams were called out to a popular hiking trail just a short drive from Edinburgh after reports of an accident.

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8 d. ago Two women die after being pulled from popular Snowdonia wild swimming pools

North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after two women were sadly pulled from water by rescuers - but they were sadly both pronounced dead at the scene

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8 d. ago Four dead and two missing after San Antonio drenched with strongest rains in more than a decade

Dozens of water rescues unfolded after the heaviest rain in more than a decade triggered flash flooding in San Antonio, Texas.

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1 week ago Put Thames Water into temporary state control, ‘junior’ creditors will argue

£5bn rescue plan would set ‘troubling precedent’, bondholders who face losing all of their money will sayNils Pratley: Thames Water’s creditors are being too greedyBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water should be placed into temporary government control to avoid setting a “deeply troubling precedent”, according to people close to bondholders who face losing all of their money in the latest rescue bid.The struggling utility is under the control of a group of lenders who hold the bulk of its huge £20bn debt pile. Those “senior” creditors on Tuesday revealed details of a last-ditch rescue effort with £5bn in funding, alongside writing off about £6.7bn in debt. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Put Thames Water into temporary state control, say ‘junior’ creditors

£5bn rescue plan would set ‘deeply troubling precedent’, say bondholders who face losing all of their moneyNils Pratley: Thames Water’s creditors are being too greedyBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water should be placed into temporary government control to avoid setting a “deeply troubling precedent”, according to bondholders who face losing all of their money in the latest rescue bid.The struggling utility is under the control of a group of lenders who hold the bulk of its huge £20bn debt pile. Those “senior” creditors on Tuesday revealed details of a last-ditch rescue effort with £5bn in funding, alongside writing off about £6.7bn in debt. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thames Water lenders offer £17 billion rescue deal in return for looser rules

The deal would also see “several billion” pounds’ worth of debt written off

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2 w. ago Water rescue units and emergency services descend on River Roch

A man was rescued by specialist fire crews

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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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

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2 w. ago Ultra rare 'Harbinger of Doom' fish washes up on Australian beach

A rare oarfish or 'doomsday fish' was found on a beach in Australia by a dog walker - and according to legend, the deep-sea species appearing on land is a very bad omen

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2 w. ago Thames Water creditors warn of "short and closing window" to agree rescue deal

A group of more than 100 creditors holding £13 billion of Thames Water debt said time is running out

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2 w. ago Thames Water nationalisation ‘not the answer’ says minister after private equity rescue fails

Future of Britain’s biggest water supplier in question as investor pulls out of turnaround plan

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2 w. ago Cops dramatically rescue three men left treading water in darkness after their plane crashed off Florida coast

Officials scoured the waters off of Vero Beach in darkness before eventually spotting ‘three heads bobbing in the water’

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2 w. ago KKR cites political risk in withdrawal from Thames Water rescue deal

US private equity firm’s decision throws future of Britain’s largest water utility into doubt

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2 w. ago Thames Water rescue takeover collapses after private equity firm KKR drops out

The troubled utility is taking forward talks with ‘certain senior creditors’ on an alternative plan to recapitalise the business.

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2 w. ago US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water

British utility Thames Water says a U.S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company

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2 w. ago Global economy to slow as Donald Trump’s trade wars hit growth, OECD warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as OECD forecasts global growth will slow to 2.9% in 2025 and 2026UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECDUS firms say Trump trade war is hitting production as dollar nears three-year lowUS economic growth is expected to slow markedly to 1.6% in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026, the OECD says.That’s relatively weak growth by recent standard, and slower than the “robust” growth of 2.8% recorded in 2024.Annual headline inflation is set to pick up to 3.9% by end-2025 due to higher import prices but is expected to ease throughout 2026, aided by moderate GDP growth and higher unemployment.Risks to the growth projection are skewed to the downside, including a more substantial slowing of economic activity in the face of policy uncertainty, greater-than-expected upward pressure on prices from tariff increases, and large financial market corrections. Continue reading...

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