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Initiative to help decarbonise South West, Midlands and West Wales launches
A major initiative to help decarbonise the South West of England, the Midlands and West Wales has been launched. Scottish energy advisory consultancy Apollo has been selected to conduct three studies for the UK’s carbon capture and shipping hub 7CO2, which is based in Avonmouth and provides a pathway for the permanent storage of post-combustion …
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Government confirms it will repeal minimum levels of service Act
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The Government has confirmed it will repeal the controversial law which aimed to ensure a minimum level of service during strikes.The Conservative …
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More college lecturer strikes announced in long-running pay dispute
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Two more weeks of strike action in Scottish colleges have been announced as a long-running pay dispute continues.The Educational Institute of Scotland’s …
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Campaigners welcome £168m sewage fines but warn of ‘broken’ water industry
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Campaigners have welcomed the multimillion-pound fines proposed for three water companies – but warned the penalties highlight the “sheer state of disrepair” …
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Labour scrap ‘vindictive’ anti-strike law introduced by Tories
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Holiday Inn owner urges calm after attacks on two hotels housing asylum seekers
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The owner of Holiday Inn has called for calm to be restored after rioters attacked several of its UK hotels housing asylum …
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HSBC lures top British diplomat amid geopolitical headwinds
HSBC Holdings has lured one of Britain’s top diplomats to fill one of its most senior executive roles as it braces for an intensification of global geopolitical headwinds.Sky News has learnt that David Quarrey CMG, who has served as the UK’s permanent representative to NATO since April 2022, is leaving the diplomatic service to become …
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Customers demand water firms are held to account – but talks over fines reveal tension at heart of industry
The £168m fines levied on three water companies by Ofwat are part of a slow – many argue far too slow – reckoning for the industry for the routine release of sewage via storm overflows.For Thames Water, predictably hit with the largest fine of £104m, close to the maximum penalty available to the regulator, it …
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Three water companies facing £168m combined fine over sewage failings
Three water companies are facing a combined fine of £168m after a series of failings, including over sewage treatment.The proposals by regulator Ofwat include a penalty of £104m for Thames Water. Yorkshire Water faces a £47m fine, while Northumbrian Water will have to pay £17m.It comes after an Ofwat investigation found the firms had “routinely …
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Rugby chiefs to unveil Twickenham naming rights deal with Allianz
English rugby chiefs have agreed to sell the naming rights to Twickenham Stadium, the home of the national rugby union side for the last century.Sky News can reveal that the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has struck a deal with Allianz, the German insurer, to add its brand to one of the world’s most famous rugby …
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Growth in UK service sector accelerates as demand hits 14-month high
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Growth in the UK’s services sector picked up last month, as firms recorded the strongest levels of demand for over a year.Experts …
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Electric car sales forecast cut – as trade body reveals ‘overriding concern’
Sales of electric cars in the UK are expected to be lower than previously thought this year due to weaker demand.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said it now estimates that pure electric vehicles will have an 18.5% share of the market in 2024. The trade body previously forecast that the figure would …

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