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Judges dismiss appeal from campaigners who argued ‘eye-watering’ cost of loan was not in public interest The court of appeal has upheld Thames Water’s £3bn emergency bailout loan, in a decision published on Monday.Appeal court judges dismissed an appeal from environmental campaigners and a small group of Thames creditors after a three-day hearing last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/17/appeal-court-rules-in-favour-of-3bn-bailout-for-thames-water Author : Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-17 13:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Diane Abbott says a wealth tax of 2% on people with assets over £10m would raise £24bn a yearAmanda Spielman, the former head of Ofsted, has accused the government of putting the interests of teaching unions ahead of the needs of pupils.In an article for the Daily Telegraph, she launched a wide-ranging attack on the eduction secretary, Bridget Phillipson, arguing that her policies would put educational improvement in England into reverse.There is much interest from other countries in what has been achieved in England, and in learning from us. Just in the past year I have been working in Flanders

US says airstrikes are intended to deter rebel group from attacking Red Sea shippingIranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier today that Iran will respond to Trump’s letter “after full scrutiny”.The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, has been reporting on the significance of Trump sending the letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who as Iran’s supreme leader is the highest authority in the country, and what it signals about the fraught relationship between Washington and Tehran. Here is an extract from his piece:The letter, the first step Trump has taken towards Iran since he announced the US was seeking to