Bosses of water companies who obstruct watchdog investigations could face up to two years behind bars, as the government unveils tough new laws to ramp up enforcement. The Water (Special …
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Draper beats de Minaur to reach US Open semi-finals
Jack Draper reached the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-3 7-5 6-2 victory over Alex de Minaur in New York. The 22-year-old Brit is yet to drop a …
Grenfell: Barratt says fixing widespread cladding issues will take up to five years
Barratt has said there is a shortage of qualified fire engineers who are able to refit buildings to reliable safety standards in light of the Grenfell tower disaster. “We recognise …
Cutting bank transfer fraud refund limit not enough, industry warns regulator
The UK’s payments regulator is under pressure to overhaul a controversial fraud reimbursement scheme despite confirming it would look at scaling back the plans. In their current form, new rules …
The Real Thing play review: Wonderfully, expertly pointless
The Real Thing | The Old Vic | ★★★★☆ | The term “staginess” is usually meant as an insult but there’s a wonderful staginess to Tom Stoppard’s play of ideas The …
Incompetence that led to Grenfell shames us all
Justice necessarily involves the apportion of blame, but in the case of the Grenfell tower catastrophe, there is so much liability to go around it seems impossible that the bereaved …
Amazon announces pay rise for its operational employees
Online giant Amazon has announced a pay rise for its operational staff. The minimum starting pay for frontline operations employees will increase to between £13.50 and £14.50 an hour, depending on location. …
Grenfell: Firms involved to be barred from public contracts, Starmer vows
Companies involved in the failings that led to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy will no longer be awarded government contracts, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister apologised for …
Tory leadership contest: Priti Patel knocked out of race as Robert Jenrick leads field
Dame Priti Patel has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race to replace Rishi Sunak, as rival Robert Jenrick was revealed to be leading the field. The results of …
Volvo insists ‘future is electric’ despite ditching 2030 EV-only target
Volvo Cars has insisted the future of the automotive industry “is electric,” despite ditching plans to sell only EVs by 2030. The Swedish carmaker said on Wednesday it would now …