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Government’s energy markets financing scheme will also bar dividends to shareholders Energy companies attempting to tap a £40bn government scheme to protect them from volatile prices will be blocked from paying bonuses to executives and dividends to shareholders. The energy markets financing scheme (EMFS), devised by the Treasury and the Bank of England, is intended to offer a safety net to help energy firms facing short-term financing problems. Continue reading… ​Government’s energy markets financing scheme will also bar dividends to shareholdersEnergy companies attempting to tap a £40bn government scheme to protect them from volatile prices will be blocked from paying…

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The Guardian – Truss fights for survival as Tory rebel MPs warn that ‘game is up’ Summary of the front page Even Liz Truss’s allies are warning she has just days to revive her premiership, The Guardian reports. The paper says the PM is “fighting for her political survival” after Tory MP Crispin Blunt broke ranks and publicly called for the PM to resign – “Game is up” he declared. The paper says ministers are “waiting anxiously” for the markets to open this morning, the paper notes, to see if the PM’s decision to sack her former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng,…

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The remains of pregnant Debbie Griggs, who was murdered more than 20 years ago by her husband Andrew Griggs, have been discovered in the back garden of a property in St Leonards, Dorset, Kent Police have said. The remains of pregnant Debbie Griggs, who was murdered more than 20 years ago by her husband Andrew Griggs, have been discovered in the back garden of a property in St Leonards, Dorset, Kent Police have said.

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