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Watchdog to block shareholder payouts if UK water companies miss targets

Ofwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals
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UK Water Regulator Gains Powers to Block Dividend Payments

By Joe Hoppe The U.K. water regulator said Monday that it has new powers to stop water companies from paying dividends if their financial resilience is at...
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Lhyfe, Centrica Unveil Joint Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Plan in UK

French green hydrogen production specialist, Lhyfe, and Centrica, the UK-headquartered multinational energy company, have signed an agreement to jointly develop offshore renewable hydrogen in the UK, starting with a pilot project in the Southern North Sea.
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Afternoon brief: BJP mounts pressure on Rahul Gandhi over UK speech, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘All The Girls’ Set For Highest Entry On U.K. Singles Chart

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's "Miracle" is challenging Miley Cyrus' "Flowers".
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Cramlington woman returns to UK after months of surgery

Melanie Hartshorn says she is glad to be back after undergoing several life-saving operations.
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UK wages failing to keep up with costs

Fifteen years of stalling wage growth has left British workers worse off, new analysis suggests.
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Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on.
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Benefit From Those UK Pension Changes While You Can

Labour has pledged to scrap Jeremy Hunt’s pension allowance reforms, making long-term strategizing even more difficult.
bloomberg.com3h

UK soon to feel Modi govt heat over ‘Tricolour’ incident

Despite the Modi government informing the Whitehall and MI-5 about the planned Sikh extremists protests earlier this month, the indifference of the British government to pulling down the Indian national flag has riled the highest levels in New Delhi and there will be repercussions.
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