Thames Water and Anglian Water face 53 criminal investigations over sewage

Firms among England and Wales suppliers facing record 81 investigations as sources say ‘polluter will pay’ for their cost

Thames Water’s arrogance over retention bonuses is breathtaking

Government and Ofwat unlikely to revive scheme handing out ‘very substantial’ payments for remaining on payroll

Thames Water: big bonuses due from emergency £3bn loan ‘withdrawn’

Environment secretary makes announcement after company’s chair said he ‘may have misspoken’ to MPs

Reeves eyes Gulf trade pact as ‘next deal,’ Bank of England’s Pill says pace of interest rate cuts ‘too rapid’ – as it happened

China and Australia cut interest rates; Shell faces protests calling for clean-up in Niger Delta

Talks to settle £120m legal claim against Vodafone end without success

Sixty-two operators claim drastic cuts to commission rates caused franchise owners to run up huge personal debts

Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral

Bakery helped by new products including iced tea and pizza boxes after raising prices earlier this year

Northern Irish firms say UK-EU deal is a step in the right direction

New rules on agrifood products viewed as positive but some companies say they no longer need to use British suppliers

Majority of US companies say they have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs

Over half (54%) of companies surveyed by insurer Allianz say they will have to raise prices to accommodate cost of tariffs

Thames Water chair could face questions after comments to MPs on bonuses

Exclusive: Sir Adrian Montague told select committee paying bonuses out of emergency £3bn loan was insisted upon by creditors

Post Office data leak: hundreds of Horizon victims offered up to £5,000 compensation

Payments to be made to post office operators whose details were accidentally published online

Britain needs an alfresco dining revolution to bring life into its cold city centres

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, is aiming to get diners back on to the streets. If it’s good enough our fellow Europeans, why not Britons, asks freelance writer Dan Hancox

UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late

Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape

JP Morgan chief warns of ‘complacency’ as markets look past credit downgrade

Jamie Dimon says possibility of stagflation far higher than investors realize as markets shake off Moody’s triple-A cut

Reeves hopes hat-trick of deals shows Britain is open for business

Impact of agreements on food, energy and defence may not be huge but chancellor believes it will draw investors to UK

Perrier owner scrutinised after France reportedly covered up illegal water filter treatment

Report finds Nestlé used purification treatments that were unauthorised for natural mineral water