South West Water previously entered guilty pleas to pollution offences spanning six years.

consultation to reject proposed water company bill increases. Ofwat.

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

The latest Spire Healthcare deal showed that private equity interest in the private healthcare market has continued.

More than 27,000 workers have been reimbursed after investigations found they were owed more than £4million in pay by hundreds of employers

A bill proposing a cap on donations is up for debate this week. We must seize this chance to keep big money out of our politics, says MP Stella Creasy

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

Sticking to the 2024 election manifesto and fiscal rules will make it harder for him to deliver the headline promises and the change that he has paraded.

Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’

A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.

Josh MacAlister urges Andy Burnham to make children in care his personal mission

Europe is seeking to wean off U.S. tech for sensitive services.

A government spokesman tells the BBC that the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

This week in Belfast, masked rioters stormed homes, burned cars, and attacked immigrant families just hours after Elon Musk shared Tommy Robinson's protest list with his 240 million followers.A Northe

New data lays bare scale of ‘unacceptable’ crisis which is leaving patients at risk of harm or dying

Wage cuts and the right to buy are to blame

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urged the UK’s competition regulator to probe the role played by private equity firms in the £9.5 billion ($12.8 billion) government-funded childcare market, as ...

Weak economic growth and tighter regulation hit credit for small- and medium-sized companies

Almost one million young people are not in employment, education or training - with a new report claiming social media is contributing to declining mental health, poorer sleep and lower levels of conc...

It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

Analysis earlier this year concluded that decommissioning the scheme could cost as much as continuing to build the railway