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Thames Water proposes fresh bills hike of up to 59% by 2030
Average bills for Thames Water customers could rise to as much as £696 a year under the proposals put forward on Wednesday.
McDonald’s to open more than 200 new restaurants in UK and Ireland
The new openings will still lag behind the number of food banks in operation across the country.
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover ‘worst buyout for banks since financial crash’
Loans of around $13 billion have been weighing on banks' balance sheets.
Post-Brexit red tape costs British cargo airline £400k every time they get a plane repaired
One Air has been forced to send its fleet to America for routine servicing and repairs.
54% of journeys from London City Airport take under six hours by train
The airport's most popular routes - Edinburgh and Amsterdam - are easily reachable by rail.
Every supermarket in Britain has put its prices up over the last year – with one exception
It's the first time Which? has recorded negative inflation for a supermarket in its annual tracker.
Small businesses brace for riots
Businesses in areas thought to be targets for disorder have prepared by boarding up their shop fronts, planning to close early and working from home.
Britain falls out of top ten manufacturing nations for first time
EU exports have reduced by nearly £27 billion and imports by nearly £8 billion post-Brexit, which has contributed to the decline.
Passenger: The sustainable clothing brand that has planted a million trees
The trees will capture an estimated 37,155 metric tons of CO2 over the next 20 years.