16 h. ago Drab office block set for major new lease of life in Llanelli

It could become a 'living' building consisting of affordable flats

Politics

42 h. ago Major energy company to pay more than 2,000 customers at least £66 in compensation

Energy regulator Ofgem has made the firm pay out after an "unacceptable" failure

Economics

6 d. ago Which? investigation reveals the major hotel chains that give guests the least time in their rooms

Which? looked at check-in and check-out times across 10 major hotel brands, including easyHotel and Mercure.

Events

1 week ago Major blast strikes Iranian port with at least 47 reported injured

The blast rocked the area for miles around according to reports

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2 w. ago Public affairs firms in Europe enable pollution by lobbying for big oil, says analysis

Exclusive: EU Transparency Register shows law firms also among lobbyists working for fossil fuel companiesA handful of “small but dirty” public affairs and law firms in Europe are enabling pollution by lobbying extensively for big oil, an analysis has found, with most major companies in the industry working for at least one fossil fuel client.Several of the top spenders on activities to influence EU policymaking are on the payroll of oil and gas companies, according to an analysis of the EU Transparency Register by the Good Lobby nonprofit, but fossil fuel clients represent just 1% of the industry’s revenue. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The battle for Battersea: decision looms for controversial riverfront high

Residents fear the excessive height and scale of the proposed 29-storey block will set a precedent for other riverfront towers

Events

3 w. ago The Darkness' Justin Hawkins baffled by success as one major thing is 'least important' now

The frontman thinks musicians have it harder than ever with obstacles always in the way for hopeful creatives, but Hawkins has queeioned the direction of the industry

Politics

4 w. ago Police 'chase' crash that hospitalised seven cops and wrecked five cars could have come after 'failed attempt to box

Seven police officers have been rushed to hospital after a police chase ended in disaster, leaving at least five police cars wrecked and a major dual carriageway shut for more than 12 hours.

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4 w. ago Catastrophic police 'chase' of BMW leaves five people hospitalised in crash, at least five police cars wrecked and major dual carriageway closed 

Five people have been rushed to hospital after A multi-vehicle crash happened on the A1 motorway near Denton, Newcastle, shortly before 2.30am on Wednesday.

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