The Guardian – Jail water firm bosses over pollution, says watchdog
The Environment Agency says water company bosses should be jailed for serious pollution on their watch, The Guardian reports.
The watchdog says performance on pollution has dropped to its worst in years.
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HSBC to open London ‘wealth centre’ in effort to draw in premier clients
HSBC to open London ‘wealth centre’ in effort to draw in premier clients Aimed at those with £100,000 to £2m, service in Mayfair will offer personalised banking and exclusive events HSBC is to launch its first UK “wealth centre” in London’s upmarket Mayfair district, offering more personalised banking services and exclusive events such as wine tastings as part of a drive to win more rich customers. The lender will take up two floors of the
Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office
Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office Exclusive: Staff complain Raman Bhatia is creating ‘grey corporate hellscape’ and offices already lack desk space. Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new chief executive demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them. In his first major policy change since taking over from the UK digital bank’s founder, Anne Boden, in March,
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned. Senior executives from Meta, which runs Facebook and
What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers?
What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms Thousands of farmers plan to descend on central London on Tuesday to protest against changes to inheritance tax announced in the budget last month. The farmers argue the changes will destroy family farms, while the government says it will make no difference to food security. But who is right? Continue reading… What
Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’
Labour Plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’ Exclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research finds A government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is “unlikely to work”, according to research. The research blames a geographical mismatch between capacity and demand, while leaders in the sector have raised concerns about staffing, the provision of
Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments
Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments Emergency doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around the UK, according to a snapshot survey of 83 medics from emergency departments from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Most
