Thames Water: ‘Shambles’
To no one’s great surprise, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), the American private equity firm, has decided against throwing Thames Water a.
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£2.4bn for Sports Quarter
Birmingham’s Sports Quarter is today a step closer towards becoming a reality. This comes after news that the metro extension connecting Birmingham city.
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Vet joins 3M earplugs claim
An ex-Royal Marines commando from Somerset says hearing damage suffered while serving in the military continues to knock his confidence. Adam Stone, 44,.
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£380m of loans to WM firms
Of £5bn in loans from the British Business Bank to boost small and medium-sized firms, £380m has gone to companies in the West.
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Nature = happiness = productivity
It’s quite easy to see how you can create a thriving city by embracing nature, if you start by considering the people of.
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Culture
Anti-abuse art at stations
Artwork opposing violence against women and girls is being installed at five West Midlands railway stations. The art, by local illustrator Emma Kaye,.
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Politics
‘22,000 WM jobs to go’
Labour’s tax changes will see 22,000 jobs go across the Werst Midlands, new research reveals today. The Government billed its autumn budget as.
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Invest in silver?
Some market observers see the current financial system as potentially in a bubble that, upon bursting, will make the 2008 financial crisis look.
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‘700 jobs from Games legacy fund’
The lives of 800,000 residents have benefited from £13m of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy funding, it was claimed today. Grants of between.
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US tariff impact halved
Britain’s trade deal with the US will save the UK £6.5bn, research by the University of Birmingham has found. Full levies would have.