Thames Water chief defends £195k bonus despite jump in sewage spillages

Banks and finance

The Secret Landlord

Only one group is profiting from buy-to-let – and it’s not landlords

‘Nationwide accused me of cashing a £17k cheque that I never received’

Media and telecoms

How the newspaper baron known as ‘Rommel’ came under fire

Rupert Murdoch loses Succession-style legal battle over family trust

Retail and consumer

Price of Christmas dinner jumps to outstrip food inflation

This supermarket is set for growth as cost of living crisis becomes distant memory

Boots owner takeover talks could trigger sale of high street chemist

Transport and industry

Passengers set for Christmas disruption after train managers vote to strike

Nationwide train chaos caused by overnight communications hub maintenance

Property and construction

Villagers blocked from own driveways for almost a year as new homes are built

‘I earn £500k as an estate agent – but work from 4:30am to 11pm’

Manufacturing

British Steel faces nationalisation under Government plans

Factory bosses rip up spending plans after Reeves’s £40bn tax raid

Liam Halligan

Britain has a choice: amend the electric car mandate or let the industry go bust

Energy

Britain’s first carbon capture plant signed off after 20 years of delays

‘Drill baby drill’: Why Donald Trump’s fracking revolution will leave Starmer’s Britain behind

Pharmaceuticals

This tech stock is down by 75pc and isn’t recovering – it’s time to sell

Utilities and support

Thames Water chief defends £195k bonus despite jump in sewage spillages

Thames Water faces ‘predatory’ interest bill on £3bn loan

Fears latest deal to stave off collapse will inflate company’s debt pile and increase finance costs

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