Thames Water picks private equity firm as preferred buyer
The troubled water utility firm says KKR could complete the deal in the second half of this year....
Month : March 2025
The Finnish defence firms ‘on steroids’
Helsinki has become one of the top five cities in Europe for investment in defence and security technologies....
Single parents hit hardest by ‘awful April’ bill rises
A series of household bills, including water, energy and council tax, increase on Tuesday....
Search for survivors intensifies, quake death toll exceeds 2,000
Survivors were pulled out of rubble in Myanmar and signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok yesterday as efforts...
Canadian election candidates promise less reliance on US
A month before Canadians vote in an election dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump, leading candidates have pledged to build an economy that...
French court convicts Le Pen, bars her from running for president
A French court has barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement, in...
Musk gives away two $1mn cheques to Wisconsin voters
Billionaire Elon Musk has handed out million-dollar cheques to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate...
Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus
The woman told police she was sexually assaulted and raped by the five men in September, 2023....
Israel orders evacuation of southern Gaza city of Rafah
It is the biggest such order since Israel resumed its offensive in the Palestinian territory earlier this month....
BBC Verify: What satellite images reveal about Myanmar’s quake
Myanmar’s military government says at least 2,000 people were killed in last week’s 7.7 magnitude quake....