Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from CCW

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns

The figure is more than double the 18% who say they have difficulty paying their current bill, the Consumer Council for Water said.

Evening Standard

The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face a hefty penalty

The Guardian - UK

Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade high

Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The legality of using white phosphorus

In the 2008-2009 Gaza War too, there were allegations that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck the Gaza Strip with sub-munitions containing white phosphorus. The Israeli government, which initially denied this, later acknowledged that it did use white phosphorus in 2009, but only in uninhabitable areas, for the purpose of…

The Hindu

Watchdog berates Thames Water and Southern Water over level of complaints

Two utilities deemed ‘standout poor performers’ with so many complaints it skews industry’s overall performance

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water and Thames Water ‘standout poor performers’ driving complaints

The Consumer Council for Water said the more than 20 million people served by the two firms were being ‘let down’.

The Independent UK

Water companies ‘need single social tariff in England and Wales’

Consumer body says vulnerable households face ‘postcode lottery’, with each firm setting its own tariff

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Prosecution in Apple's iPads-for-Concealed-Firearms-Licenses Bribery Case Can Go Forward

"This appeal raises a question not yet addressed by any California court: whether a public official may be bribed with a promise to donate to the official's office."

Reason

Top international wrestling event coming to Lanarkshire ring

The W3L Wrestling Showdown extravaganza at Larkhall leisure centre will see stars from Britain's World Wide Wrestling League (W3L) and Denmark’s Copenhagen Championship Wrestling (CCW) lock up.

Daily Record

Sheriff says gun permit fraud investigation turned over to California attorney general

LOS ANGELES — Six months after his predecessor announced a criminal investigation into an alleged fraud scheme involving some of the deputies responsible for issuing concealed carry licenses, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed this week that he has turned the matter over to state prosecutors.

Los Angeles Times

Water bills in England and Wales to rise by 7.5% from April

Water UK said customers would pay around £1.23 per day on average following the 7.5 per cent increase

Wales Online

Thames Water tops league table for highest number of complaints

Thames and Southern worst in England and Wales, as complaints to Thames on bills, sewerage and supply double in five years

The Guardian - UK

Riverland growers asked to not deliver grapes for 2023 wine vintage

Wine prices have plunged due to an oversupply in the country and now growers are being offered financial incentives to switch varieties or mothball their vines. Some, however, are simply ripping their vines out of the ground.

ABC News

Manchester creative firm for John Lewis, JD Sports and Next makes two new hires

The new appointments bolster the tech and innovation team

Birmingham Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

How to save over £1,300 on your water bills by making four changes

The cost of living crisis means that now, more than ever, UK households are looking for ways cut bills. Saving water doesn’t just benefit the environment, it also benefits your bank account. Here’s how you can save money by reducing water usage

The Independent UK

Blood-soaked wrestling ‘death match’ at Conservative Club probed by police

Colliery Championship Wrestling apologises for event and says future fights would be advertised for ‘mature audiences’ only

Daily Mirror

Horror as blood-soaked wrestlers fight in 'death match' in front of families

Durham Police has launched an investigation after wrestlers Ronnie Thatcher and Blizzard from CCW fought in a "death match" in front of families at the New Seaham Conservatives Club

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Durham County Council

124 stories

the Israel Defense Forces

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.