BBC Business
Regulator Hands Water Firms £3.4bn Blank Cheque, Customers Get the Bill
Ofwat hands water companies a £3.4bn bill hike, because who needs clean rivers when you can have higher bills?
2026-08-14
BBC Business
2026-05-07
BBC Business
Shell Joins Oil Giants in Basking in Glow of War-Driven Profits, Says Thanks, Iran Conflict
Shell posts $6.92bn quarterly profit as oil prices surge thanks to the Iran war closing the Strait of Hormuz, because nothing says 'unprecedented disruption' like a fat bottom line.
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