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Water bosses miss out on £6,500,000 in bonuses after watchdog steps in

The failures spanned a range of issues, including severe pollution, breaching duties to consumers and – in the case of Welsh water company Dŵr Cymru – three criminal convictions. Among the bosses missing out is Lawrence…

How to increase your state pension amount - and when it’s worthwhile doing

Join today Already a member? Log in Spending £957 to secure an extra £359 a year for life could be an attractive deal for anyone worried about their retirement income - but there are different pros and cons to weigh up.…

Mum of 20-year-old drugs mule goes on trial after bag of cocaine explodes in his stomach

He was found dead in his hotel room at the Avalon Hotel on December 5, 2024, just a day after arriving. His mother, Rebecca Hatch, 45, and stepfather, Glenn Hatch, 51, are among five people accused of being involved in…

The stockpiling items you should avoid, according to experts

Join today Already a member? Log in Experts have advised which items you shouldn’t keep in your emergency stockpile after the government advised UK households to keep a three-day supply of cash , bottled water and tinned…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang caught in second affair after Chinese spy scandal as chip giant's stocks plummet

The chip giant's stocks plummeted nearly 9 per cent in pre-market trading in New York on Thursday after it was revealed that Huang, 63, was involved in another affair with Kimberly Powell, 48, Nvidia's vice president of…

I'm burnt out and feel forgotten as a young carer

But she has said people do not always understand its mental impact, and believes both formal and informal support is "crucial" to young people. She is one of an estimated 170,000 young carers in the UK aged five to 17…

'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat

Ukraine has responded by striking Russian oil refineries. Officials are concerned that life will quickly become unsustainable for millions of Ukrainians if power supplies cannot be maintained for at least four hours per…

Former leader convicted of fraud quits as councillor

He is due to be sentenced on 27 November, and was told he was "at risk of an immediate custodial sentence". The council confirmed on Thursday that Zadrozny had resigned as councillor for Larwood, adding there would be no…

The Cotswolds hotel where you stay in village cottages like a local

Stuck to gates and doors on Castle Combe’s honey-coloured limestone houses are laminated “No Drone Zone” signs. Spin around on The Street, which runs through it, and tourists posing in doorways at every turn explain why…

Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century

Colom's victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be seated in the US Senate since Blanche Bruce served from 1875 to 1881. Fewer than five thousand votes out of nearly a million counted separated him…