Consortium advances talks for stake in Liverpool

Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee

The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.

Thames Water’s £1m payout to finance chief is ‘unacceptable’, says government department

Utility firm’s payment criticised by Defra and campaign groups, with some urging Andy Burnham to nationalise it

Water outage forces Chessington theme park to close

Chessington says all tickets booked for Monday can be used on a future date.

‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis

Amid world pressure from heatwaves and fertiliser shortages, billionaire’s business has invested in circular farming and biomethane

Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

Group including Amazon founder has held talks with FSG

SC Ventures' Mohamed Fairooz on why the Gulf is becoming a platform to build global businesses