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Catch the latest Financial News EventsPeer suspended from House of Lords was allegedly paid $1m in ‘corrupt’ deal
Lord Evans of Watford and other directors of investment firm deny claims made in lawsuits they say are ‘meritless’A peer suspended by the House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules is now facing claims that he received at least $1m (£760,000) from an allegedly corrupt...
Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024
Regulator investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger UK politics live – latest updatesA water treatment centre that failed and led to tens of thousands of people in Tunbridge Wells being cut off from the supply...
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has vowed to spend his remaining years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A tax-dodging snail empireIt is a drizzly October afternoon and I am sitting in a...
UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027
Angela Rayner backs off trying to force earlier implementation after talks, says source, with ministers to announce start date in CommonsUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters will speed up the implementation of protections against unfair dismissal for workers so...