8 h. ago UK rebuffs Thames Water creditor demands as administration looms

Bondholders’ rescue plan for utility hinges on waivers from regulations and fines, documents show

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46 h. ago Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States

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3 d. ago Inclusive tech gives ‘time back to patients’ amid surge in cases, says Scottish GP

A Scottish GP with dyslexia has hailed the benefits of a British-developed voice recognition tool in helping his practice cope with a rise in administrative demands and growing clinical complexity.

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1 week ago Thousands protest in Madrid against government of prime minister Pedro Sánchez

Ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ party has faced series of corruption allegations over past yearTens of thousands of people have gathered in central Madrid to protest against the government of Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and to demand an early general election as his party, his administration and his family continue to be beset by a succession of corruption allegations.Sunday’s protest, called by the opposition conservative People’s party (PP) under the slogan “Mafia or democracy”, attracted between 45,000 and 50,000 people, according to the central government’s delegation to the region. Organisers, however, put the attendance at 100,000. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands protest in Madrid against Pedro Sánchez’s government

Ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ party has faced series of corruption allegations over past yearTens of thousands of people have gathered in central Madrid to protest against the government of Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and to demand an early general election, as his party, his administration and his family continue to be beset by a succession of corruption allegations.Sunday’s protest, called by the opposition conservative People’s party (PP) under the slogan “mafia or democracy”, attracted between 45,000 and 50,000 people, according to the central government’s delegation to the region. Organisers put the attendance at 100,000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thames Water faces weeks of uncertainty as watchdog reviews £4bn creditor plan

Senior bondholders propose injecting equity to match KKR’s defunct bid but plan needs approval from Ofwat and courts

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2 w. ago FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out

The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX

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2 w. ago Trump administration sets quota to arrest 3,000 people a day in anti

The target was delivered by Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, and triples figures from earlier this yearThe Trump administration has set aggressive new goals in its anti-immigration agenda, demanding that federal agents arrest 3,000 people a day – or more than a million in a year.The new target, tripling arrest figures from earlier this year, was delivered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) leaders by Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, and Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, in a strained meeting last week. Continue reading...

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