Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was called in to review Ofwat’s determinations on what Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water could charge customers…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Chicago is emerging as the latest testing ground for President Trumpβs domestic deployment of military force as hundreds of National Guard troops were expected to descend on the city. The president said Wednesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for failing to support federal agents, and continued to…
Warner Bros. said Wednesday it will renew the contract for studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy after the two orchestrated a string of back-to-back hits at the box office. The news is a notable reversal of fortune for the co-chairs and co-chief executives of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. Only six months ago,…
There’s no question that Kemi Badenoch’s on the ropes after a low-energy first year as leader that has seen the Conservative Party slide backwards by pretty much every metric. But on Wednesday, the embattled leader came out swinging with a show-stopping pledge to scrap stamp duty, which left the hall delirious. “I thought you’d like…
Colorado coach Deion Sanders returned to Buffaloes football practice Wednesday β just as Coach Prime said he would 24 hours earlier when he announced he would be undergoing a surgical procedure later that day related to blood clot issues. A video posted by his eldest son, Deion Sanders, Jr., on his βWell Off Mediaβ YouTube…
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first billionaire footballer, according to a report. The Al Nassr and Portugal striker’s net worth has been estimated at $1.4bn (Β£1.04bn) by the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The valuation puts Ronaldo among a small group of billionaire athletes including basketball greats Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and LeBron James, as well…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Two House Republicans launched an investigation on Wednesday that will, in part, examine how a California charitable organization used a $500,000 grant that was meant to support victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a move that is expanding congressional scrutiny over the response to the disaster. Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Jim Jordan…
About 200 people gathered on Paramountβs Melrose Avenue lot for a screening of βRed Alert,β a four-part scripted drama portraying the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel from the perspective of six victims. The host of the Sept. 30 event was Paramount Chairman and Chief Executive David Ellison, who shared how he had chatted…
A former sex worker has told a Holyrood committee that Scotland needs to “put the not for sale sign out” and pass new laws on prostitution. Diane Martin was giving evidence to the Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday to support proposals put forward by Alba MSP Ash Regan which, if passed, could see those convicted…
There were more than 17,000 high school sports transfers recorded last school year in California, and one of the most bizarre involved Chaminade offensive lineman Harout Agazaryan. On a Monday in January, he checked out of Chaminade. On Tuesday, he began classes and football practice at Burbank High. By Tuesday afternoon, when his mother picked…