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Failing Thames Water faces fresh fury over fiance chief’s £1m signing bonus

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Failing Thames Water faces fresh fury over fiance chief’s £1m signing bonus

Thames Water is facing fury from parliament after handing its finance chief a £1m “signing-on fee” last month. Company chairman Adrian Montague argued that such massive payments are a “necessary incentive” for staff retention. The news of the bonus is particularly outrageous given that the company is currently drowning in some £20 billion debt. The threat of temporary nationalisation looms ever larger over Thames Water, unless it can reach a deal with its creditors and the government. Thames Water’s record of neglect and waste In June 2025, Ofwat rolled out new powers to block water bosses’ bonuses if their companies miss…

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Fury vs Joshua: The heavyweight boxing showdown fans still want

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Fury vs Joshua: The heavyweight boxing showdown fans still want

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua remain the two biggest names in British boxing, and talk of finally staging their long‑anticipated fight has resurfaced once again. The matchup has been discussed, negotiated, collapsed and revived multiple times over the past few years, but momentum is building behind a fresh proposal that could bring the pair together in the ring at last. Both fighters have repeatedly said they want the fight. Promoters have indicated renewed interest. Broadcasters are open to it. Right now with the heavyweight landscape shifting again, the timing may finally be right. Fury vs Joshua: Where talks currently stand Discussions…

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Lebanon — fury at the government sell-out of the south

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Lebanon — fury at the government sell-out of the south

Lebanon — On Friday (June 26th,) as the Shia festival of Ashura concluded, protestors took to the streets of South Beirut to vent their anger as news spread of the ‘framework agreement’ between the Lebanese government and Israel. Youth on foot, and riding scooters, blocked the main road to the airport with burning barricades. It took the army several hours to regain control of the area. On paper the deal looks weak, to say the least. Just four out of sixteen parties represented in the Lebanese Parliament are in favour of the agreement. All of them are right-wing and Christian. On…

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