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Yankees trade for Bellinger, MLB’s report on injury epidemic, Arenado blocks Astros deal | Baseball Bar-B-Cast
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the Yankees trading for Cody Bellinger, MLB’s findings in their report on the pitching injury epidemic, Nolan Arenado blocking a trade and make their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.
- Sky News
Water bills to rise by average of 36% over next five years, says water regulator Ofwat
Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36% over the next five years, water regulator Ofwat has said. Water companies had asked for an average rise of 40%. The regulator's draft determinations issued in July said the bills would rise by an average of 21% up to 2030.
- Reuters
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
As widely expected, the nine-member BOJ board voted 8-1 to keep its short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.25% in a sign policymakers preferred to tread cautiously amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's economic plans. Having said that, underlying inflation is heightening but at a moderate pace.
- Evening Standard
British Airways axes all flights from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi
British Airways has suspended all flights to Abu Dhabi from Heathrow, causing more disruption for travellers and families.Trips are scrapped due to delays in Rolls-Royce delivering their Trent 1000 engines fitted to BA’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.Passengers booked on flights due to take off from the west London airport between March 30 to October 25 next year will be forced to fly via Doha and Dubai, or from London Gatwick.It comes just a few months after the airline relaunched routes to the popular UEA capital for the first time since the pandemic.
- Yahoo News UK
Water bills to rise by 36% over next five years
People already struggling with the cost of living crisis will see their water bills rise by a total of £157, or 36%, over the next five years.
- Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live 19 December: Index seen sharply lower, water bills set to surge
The Bank of England is expected to stick to its gradual approach to easing monetary policy by leaving interest rates at 4.75% later today. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) cut by 0.25% last month, but with inflation up to 2.6% members remain concerned about lingering price pressures in the UK economy. Deutsche Bank said Budget uncertainty, particularly the impact of the hike in employer National Insurance contributions, will mean policymakers will want to see more data before deciding on their next move.
- The Canadian Press
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday denounced new U.S. sanctions on the country's ballistic missile program as “discriminatory” that put the region's peace and security at risk.
- The Independent
Paul McCartney appears overcome with emotion when performing “last Beatles song” live
McCartney debuted a live version of ‘Now and Then’ earlier this year
- BBC
How to recycle Christmas trees in Wolverhampton
Council volunteers are supporting Compton Care's "treecycling" scheme for the first time.
- The Independent
UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests
John Healey has said Britain needs to ‘make the training a better fit for what the Ukrainians need’ and left the door open to it taking place in the war-torn country
- Evening Standard
Mariah Carey: 'I’ve worried that people only know me for Christmas — but I don’t care, I love it'
The undisputed Queen of Christmas talks to Oliver Keens about breaking barriers in music, overcoming her insecurities and why she’ll always believe in Santa
- Evening Standard
Christmas travel warning: Rail closures will make it harder to get to London airports
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton will all have fewer train connections - and Arsenal and Spurs home games also hit
- Hello!
Christina Trevanion steps down as host of hit BBC show to take on surprising new role
Christina Trevanion is not returning as the host of one of the BBC's hit daytime programmes. Get the details here…
- The Guardian
Thames Water to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules
Regulator Ofwat penalises struggling utilities firm and announces bills can rise by more than third over five years
- Evening Standard
Thames Water bills will surge by £152 over the next five years in new blow to London households
Company also fined £18 million by regulator for breaking rules on payment of dividends
- Simply Wall St.
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Thames Water fined £18m over dividends but granted 35% bills hike by 2030
The ruling falls well short of a 59% bills hike requested by the troubled water company, as it tries to secure a bailout from investors.
- Reuters
Covestro shareholders accept ADNOC's XRG takeover offer
DUBAI (Reuters) -XRG, the international investments arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), said on Thursday it will become the new majority shareholder in Covestro after the German chemicals maker's shareholders approved a takeover offer. Shares tendered and bought by XRG are equivalent to 91.32% of Covestro's total outstanding shares, XRG said.
- The Independent
Zelensky admits Ukraine does not have military strength to reclaim lost territories from Russia
Ukrainian president rules out conceding land to Russia but calls for stronger Western intervention