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Thames Water faces fresh threat to survival after pensions regulation breach

Water

Thames Water is facing a fresh threat to its survival after breaching pensions regulations, opening up the possibility of a costly probe. The Reading-based business, which could run out of cash as soon as December, missed a statutory deadline at the end of June to value its company pension scheme and is now facing a […]
El Nino heatwaves to ‘fuel inflation next year’

Economics

Opinion

The BBC shouldn’t push Londoners to accept antisocial phone behaviour

Opinion

Life is already hard enough. The public don’t need commentators telling them that playing music out loud on public transport is a kind of performance art, writes Matt Kenyon A few years back, I was sitting on a Chiltern Rail train opposite a woman who didn’t realise her headphones weren’t properly plugged in, as her […]
Britain’s problem isn’t too much Thatcherism, but too little

Opinion

Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet
The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid
Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?
Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy
Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets

Sport

Why HMRC is huge Premier League transfer window tax headache

Sport Business

Is HMRC the biggest barrier stopping a healthier Premier League football transfer system, Alistair Culverwell asks. Another World Cup ended after high drama on the pitch and off the pitch,it was the scene of high stakes deal-making as clubs negotiated with agents to secure the most sought after talent – particularly players who shone. And […]
Champions Cup rugby team hacked in ransom attack with player data at risk

Sport Business

The Punter

Thunder Call set to Strike in Shergar Cup Sprint

Sport

SATURDAY’s Shergar Cup Sprint (3.20pm) looks set to be one of the highlights of the card, with a competitive field lining up over six furlongs at Ascot. Favourite THUNDER CALL brings the strongest form into the contest and looks difficult to oppose. William Haggas’ colt has done little wrong this season, making a winning return […]
Moore can set Ozat on Road to victory at Shergar Cup

Sport
Twilight and Thunder the Calls at Shergar Cup

Sport

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