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Northumbrian Water today became the first water group to warn that its future profits hinged on this week's crucial decision by the water regulator over price controls for the next five years. The company said that it had met...
Thousands of homes and businesses cut off, while receding waters in Cockermouth reveal devastation Cumbria is facing up to the aftermath of the most severe flooding in its history, with thousands affected by the devastation....
Action by a Swiss judge to order the confiscation of bank accounts held in countries outside Switzerland set a legal precedent that will help in the international fight against corruption, legal experts said. Yves Aeschlimann,...
A woman and a teenage boy are being questioned by police on suspicion of murder after a row between neighbours ended with a schoolboy being stabbed to death. The 15-year-old victim was discovered late on Saturday night lying in...
Demand to build council homes is far exceeding government expectations, putting pressure on the Treasury to release extra cash as part of the spending review next month. The pressure amounts to an end to the 20-year effective...
Baffled by the fast-moving developments in media law? Then a new blog , launched by Tim Crook , may well help you through the minefield. He is also planning to run a companion website for his forthcoming book, Comparative Media...
On the eve of the bill determining Britain's digital future, Ben Bradshaw attacks the Tory leader's 'pact' with the Murdochs and defends the BBC, if not its Trust, from its 'circling enemies'. He speaks to James Robinson After...
Flight Lieutenant Ted Nestor - from Stockport, Greater Manchester - was shot down over Germany in 1943, and held at the prisoner of war camp immortalised in the film, The Great Escape. During his time at Stalag Luft III , he...
Barry Richardson said it was hard not being able to afford presents "If you're unemployed and you've got no money coming in it's hard," said Barry Richardson, who has lived his whole life in Coventry's Wood End estate. Many of...
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