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South West Water owner Pennon calls on investors to help fund overhaul

The group’s plans for a £550 million rights issue and dividend cut will help fund round an extra £1 billion of investment.

Evening Standard · Oct 7

HSBC reportedly planning ‘brutal’ job cuts in UK wealth management arm

The bank is in the middle of a consultation period over the proposed changes, the Financial Times reported.

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Chelsea backroom shake-up as transfer chief set to leave

Laurence Stewart will depart after four years with the club, with his duties already dished out

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Man jailed following 'appalling' sexual assault on Tube in central London

Siljan Lacaj has been jailed for one year following the attack on a Piccadilly line train in November 2025

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Ann Widdecombe murder suspect in court over accused of Nigel Farage terror plot

Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of carrying out research into a number of prominent people and individuals including the home address of Nigel Farage

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Lionel Messi: Every word from emotional farewell speech as Argentina stars reduced to tears

Lionel Messi, widely considered the greatest player of all time, has played his final match for Argentina

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Green activist behind anti-Zionism motion was ‘close friend’ of Heathrow terror plotter

Lubna Speitan was referred to as a “close friend” of Minh Quang Pham - who plotted a suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Kemi Badenoch to fight Labour's 'tax grab' on London with cuts to levies on homes and inheritance

‘There's a view on the Left, which is basically that everything you've got is up for grabs by the taxman,’ say the Conservatives

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Lionel Messi's last Argentina match: Highlights as star bids farewell with penalty and two assists

Messi involved in all three goals as Argentina career draws to a close

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Shell upgrades gas production outlook and says refining profit margins to grow

Shell said it was forecasting higher integrated gas production between July and September than previous guidance.

Evening Standard · Oct 7