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Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'
Chris Weston said Thames wanted "to do better" but some of its targets were not achievable.
'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
Could you live communally in a disused building in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? Property guardians show us around.
Mortgage rates hit their highest level in a year, driven by war and inflation concerns
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.66% on average Thursday.
Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thriller
Makers of unreleased $45m film Fortitude sue after hard drive stolen from streamer’s Los Angeles office Netflix is being sued for $105m over the theft of a hard drive including an unreleased Nicolas Cage war movie. The…
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Gunther von Hagens obituary
German anatomist who devised a system of ‘plastination’ to preserve cadavers that were exhibited all over the world The German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who has died aged 81 of a cerebral haemorrhage, following…
How does the UK fight wildfires?
Fast moving Suffolk wildfire "is not yet under control" as major incident declared.
Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian, Polish PM says
The missile left a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km from the border with Ukraine.
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa vote passes 55-0 at emergency meeting on Thursday ‘World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product’ European nations have unanimously agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions until football’s global governing…
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European nations to boycott World Cup if Fifa goes ahead with investment plan
Uefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.
Thousands of migrants enter tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Territory’s president calls for help from Spanish government as crowds of people arrive by sea or on foot The leader of Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta has called on the government in Madrid to declare a national…