Thames Water says it needs its emergency funding lifeline lifted by £2.4 billion to £5.4 billion or it could run dry by early 2027. Creditors vote October 29. Here is what the £4bn debt writedown, the Ofwat fines carve-out and Andy Burnham's nationalisation threat mean for your bills.
Alstom has signed a 15-year, £800 million deal to maintain Greater Anglia's fleet of 133 Class 720 trains, supporting around 100 jobs and keeping the UK's busiest commuter routes running into the early 2040s. Here's what the agreement means for passengers, Derby and Great British Railways.
Kyiv confirms Starshield — the military-grade Starlink system guiding Ukraine's drones — is back online after a 100mph speed cap left crews flying half-blind, ending a furious 48-hour row between Zelensky and Musk.
From 6 November it will be illegal in England and Wales to possess or publish porn showing strangulation, incestuous sex or adults roleplaying as under-16s. Here's what's changing, why the government acted, and what the new law actually covers.
Tesla finally unveiled the new Roadster on Thursday night in Texas — and it drove upside down, flipped in mid-air and jumped over a row of cars on rocket thrusters. 0-60 in 0.81 seconds, 230mph top speed, production in 2028. Here's what actually happened.
The CMA has proposed designating Microsoft with strategic market status in business software — the first step towards bespoke rules on bundling, Teams, Copilot and cloud licensing. Here's what it means for the million-plus UK businesses in Microsoft's orbit.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered a public inquiry into the Manchester synagogue attack that killed Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur 2025 — including the unexamined phone and MI5 evidence a coroner's court could never hear.
The Real Living Wage has risen to £14.10 an hour (£15.45 in London), giving 500,000 UK workers a pay rise worth £1,250+ a year. Here's who's affected.
The prosecution called him a 'ruthless sexual predator' on day one of his trial. Brand, 51, denies all seven charges. Here's what happened at Southwark Crown Court — and what comes next.