Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024

Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger

Record numbers becoming billionaires through inheritance, UBS report finds

Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 2,919 this year

Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing

Plan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual bill

Passengers welcome climbdown and say plan to turn Avanti West Coast service into ‘ghost train’ made no sense

Discussions are ‘taking longer than expected’, which may mean regulator is tearing chunks out of creditors’ proposal

Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family

Market value of ad group that was once world’s largest plummets from about £24bn in 2017 to £3.1bn

ICO reprimands company over accidental publishing of data about people caught up in Horizon IT scandal

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements

City of London corporation names Albert Island near City airport in Docklands for meat and fish markets

This is the UK’s second-largest listed company, and the European bank most exposed to declining US-China relations

Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share

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Gerry McGovern reportedly removed from role of chief creative officer after 20 years with business