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Hong Kong Firm's $9 Billion Bid For Majority Stake In UK Water Supplier
A Hong Kong company has submitted an initial 7-billion pounds ($8.8 billion) bid for a majority stake in Thames Water, a heavily indebted UK water supplier, the Financial Times said Friday.
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Mumbai To Have A Giant Ferris Wheel Inspired By The Iconic London Eye
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) intends to have a giant Ferris wheel or Mumbai Eye, inspired by the London Eye, a 135-metre Ferris wheel located on the banks of the River Thames.
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Ellen DeGeneres's New UK Home Flooded Weeks After Relocating From US
The couple moved to Cotswolds, a rural area in south central England after listing their massive Montecito Estate north of Los Angeles.
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Pak-Origin Man Found Guilty Of Murdering Indian With Range Rover SUV In UK
A 25-year-old man of Pakistani heritage has been convicted of murdering an Indian restaurant manager with a stolen car while the victim was cycling back home in south-east England on Valentine's Day this year.
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Explained: How UK's Biggest Water Supplier, Thames Water, Sank Into Crisis
Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation.
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Indian Student, Who Went Missing Last Month, Found Dead In London River
A 23-Indian student who went missing in the UK last month has been found dead in the river Thames in London.
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Lightning Strike Hits UK Biogas Plant, Sends A Huge Fireball Into Sky
A lightning strike hit a UK food waste recycling plant on Monday, sending a huge fireball into the night sky and cutting power nearby.
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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck In Raised Position, Causes Major Traffic Jams
According to people present at the spot, the bridge finally closed after more than half an hour. An eyewitness told the outlet,
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UK's Largest Water Supplier Gets Financially Rescued
Thames Water on Monday announced a significant financial injection from shareholders that keeps Britain's biggest supplier of the commodity afloat.
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How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action Remake: Mason Thames, Nico Parker to Play Hiccup and Astrid
Universal Pictures has cast Mason Thames and Nico Parker as Hiccup and Astrid respectively, for its upcoming live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon. The upcoming movie is slated to release in March 2025, with the franchise having originated in 2010 as an animated feature film.
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Amid Drought, UK's Largest Water Supplier Calls For Ban On Hose
Britain's largest water provider on Wednesday became the latest UK supplier to announce restrictions on usage as swathes of England grapple with a punishing drought.
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Thames River Source Driest Ever As England Braces For Drought
The source of the River Thames has dried up further downstream than ever before, as England looks set to enter a drought that some experts say the country is unprepared for.
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Man Dies After Being Tasered By UK Police And Falling Into River Thames
A UK man who was Tasered by the police and then fell into the River Thames has died, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said.
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UK Driver Caught Speeding To See Girlfriend Told Police Love Made Him Do It
A lovestruck driver caught speeding at more than 100mph down the motorway gave officers an incredibly romantic excuse for his actions, telling them that "love" made him do it.
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There Are Sharks In The River Thames
There are sharks in the River Thames. Though parts of the river were declared "biologically dead" in 1957, the Thames is now home to three kinds of sharks: the tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog, according to the Zoological Society of London.
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Hong Kong Firm's $9 Billion Bid For Majority Stake In UK Water Supplier
A Hong Kong company has submitted an initial 7-billion pounds ($8.8 billion) bid for a majority stake in Thames Water, a heavily indebted UK water supplier, the Financial Times said Friday.
-
Mumbai To Have A Giant Ferris Wheel Inspired By The Iconic London Eye
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) intends to have a giant Ferris wheel or Mumbai Eye, inspired by the London Eye, a 135-metre Ferris wheel located on the banks of the River Thames.
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Ellen DeGeneres's New UK Home Flooded Weeks After Relocating From US
The couple moved to Cotswolds, a rural area in south central England after listing their massive Montecito Estate north of Los Angeles.
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Pak-Origin Man Found Guilty Of Murdering Indian With Range Rover SUV In UK
A 25-year-old man of Pakistani heritage has been convicted of murdering an Indian restaurant manager with a stolen car while the victim was cycling back home in south-east England on Valentine's Day this year.
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Explained: How UK's Biggest Water Supplier, Thames Water, Sank Into Crisis
Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation.
-
Indian Student, Who Went Missing Last Month, Found Dead In London River
A 23-Indian student who went missing in the UK last month has been found dead in the river Thames in London.
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Lightning Strike Hits UK Biogas Plant, Sends A Huge Fireball Into Sky
A lightning strike hit a UK food waste recycling plant on Monday, sending a huge fireball into the night sky and cutting power nearby.
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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck In Raised Position, Causes Major Traffic Jams
According to people present at the spot, the bridge finally closed after more than half an hour. An eyewitness told the outlet,
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UK's Largest Water Supplier Gets Financially Rescued
Thames Water on Monday announced a significant financial injection from shareholders that keeps Britain's biggest supplier of the commodity afloat.
-
How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action Remake: Mason Thames, Nico Parker to Play Hiccup and Astrid
Universal Pictures has cast Mason Thames and Nico Parker as Hiccup and Astrid respectively, for its upcoming live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon. The upcoming movie is slated to release in March 2025, with the franchise having originated in 2010 as an animated feature film.
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Amid Drought, UK's Largest Water Supplier Calls For Ban On Hose
Britain's largest water provider on Wednesday became the latest UK supplier to announce restrictions on usage as swathes of England grapple with a punishing drought.
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Thames River Source Driest Ever As England Braces For Drought
The source of the River Thames has dried up further downstream than ever before, as England looks set to enter a drought that some experts say the country is unprepared for.
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Man Dies After Being Tasered By UK Police And Falling Into River Thames
A UK man who was Tasered by the police and then fell into the River Thames has died, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said.
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UK Driver Caught Speeding To See Girlfriend Told Police Love Made Him Do It
A lovestruck driver caught speeding at more than 100mph down the motorway gave officers an incredibly romantic excuse for his actions, telling them that "love" made him do it.
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There Are Sharks In The River Thames
There are sharks in the River Thames. Though parts of the river were declared "biologically dead" in 1957, the Thames is now home to three kinds of sharks: the tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog, according to the Zoological Society of London.
