Month: December 2024

Thames Water is seeking High Court approval today for a £3bn emergency loan to keep the troubled utility afloat, in a crucial 48-hours for the company and the industry. 

A gangster who ran an amphetamine lab and trafficked heroin and cocaine has been jailed for more than 13 years. 

The number of people killed in Gaza in the 14-month Israel-Hamas war has now exceeded 45,000, Palestinian health officials have said. 

Katie Melua has opened up about suffering an acute psychotic breakdown in her twenties, saying she feared it would leave her unable to make music. 

Rescue workers are attempting to free a researcher trapped deep inside a cave in Italy. 

Lucy Letby's legal team has said the lead prosecution expert has "now changed his mind" on the cause of death of three babies, meaning all of her convictions should be…

Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime. 

Germany is on course for an early election in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in parliament. 

The UK's Christmas week weather is likely to be "changeable and unsettled" - with the possibility of snow falling in some parts, forecasters have said. 

The Royal Mail group is on its way to passing into foreign ownership, but the state will keep a "golden share" in the company.