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A 32-year-old man was killed in a car crash on the M4 on Sunday morning, resulting in part of the motorway being closed all day. The man was driving in a black Mercedes when his vehicle came off the road on the slip-road to Leigh Delamere services at approximately 2am on Sunday morning. Another man who was travelling in the vehicle is being treated for serious injuries in the hospital. The sad accident occurred between junctions 17 and 18 of the M4 (Ben Birchall/PA)

Water companies have issued a fifth of the UK's green bonds since 2017, despite a consistently poor record of sewage pollution during that time, research has shown. Privately owned water companies in England have together issued 10.5bn in bonds tied to projects that offer environmental benefits, according to analysis of financial market data by Unearthed, which is part of Greenpeace UK. Anglian Water has been the biggest issuer in the water industry, at 3.5bn, with struggling Thames Water second at 3.1bn.

It was far from a technical showcase at Derby Vaillant Live arena, with frequent grappling and clinching, but the contest sparked into life when TKV rocked Clarke with a heavy left hook in the 11th. A stunned Clarke somehow stayed upright and staggered back to his corner. With his trainer poised to pull him out unless he responded, Clarke insisted he could continue and bravely fought through the final round.

An inquest earlier this year found that Georgia Barter, 32, experienced years of abuse at the hands of Thomas Bignell. The inquest, in Walthamstow, London, heard that even though Bignell was known to at least four police forces, officers were not always able to access information about previous reports or arrests on the police national database (PND) when they were called out to attend to incidents involving Barter.

One company removed from the platform is C'est La Vie, which claimed to be a longstanding jewellery retailer run by Patrick and Eileen in Birmingham but had a returns address in China. Mabel & Daisy, which used AI generated pictures of a mother and daughter and claimed to sell "timeless clothing" from a shop in Bristol, has also been removed from the platform after it was exposed for selling cheap items from a base in Hong Kong.

The head of London Zoo has resigned during an alleged investigation into his unacceptable workplace behaviour. Matthew Gould, 54, stepped down last week as chief executive of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), which runs London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo. The former Downing Street official and British ambassador to Israel had been in the post since September 2022. He has since updated his LinkedIn profile to say he is plotting my next move.

'selling air package holidays in the UK must hold an ATOL (Air Travel Organiser's Licence)'

'The fact that nearly 11% of transport & storage sector businesses felt the need to cut their prices in October highlights the tough market conditions they are facing. 'In sharp contrast, only 3.3% of manufacturers and 1.7% of retailers reduced the prices of their goods and services. The logistics sector appears to be facing uniquely challenging times, largely because of the tight margins and demanding KPIs built into many contracts.

The UK government has committed to wiping thousands of pounds off the outstanding settlements of everyone who remains in scope of the Loan Charge, in response to the latest independent review into the controversial disguised remuneration policy. The retroactive tax policy has left thousands of IT contractors living under the shadow of life-changing tax bills since it came into force in April 2019, who previously participated in loan-based remuneration schemes between December 2010 and April 2019.

Within the UK, a consultation process is triggered when at least 20 redundancies are proposed to be made within a 90 day period. The process follows on from the company announcing in September that it has been bought by an unknown private equity firm. Due to UK laws, Splash Damage must notify and consult with employee representatives or trade unions, with required notice periods of at least 30 days if there are 20 to 99 redundancies or 45 days if 100 or more are expected.

The launch of rugby's rebel R360 has been delayed until 2028 at the earliest after organisers admitted defeat in the first round of their battle to get the competition off the ground next year. In a statement issued this morning, Mike Tindall and his group admitted that there is a credibility problem for R360 which has dominated discussions behind the scenes at executive level all year.

In a letter to staff, ZSL's chair of trustees, Jim Smith, wrote that an investigation into claims of unacceptable workplace behaviour found that Matthew Gould's conduct fell below the standard we expect. He resigned before this investigation had concluded. We are committed to living up to our values at every level of the organisation and ensuring a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace for everyone.

It's only a matter of time before someone with a similar injury dies if they bleed out from their femoral artery. I now have metal in my leg for life holding it together. I think Lime know they have a problem with the heavy frame that is causing serious injuries like mine. All they did after I told them was give me a 6.99 refund for the hire instead of speaking with me.

He and his friends started laughing as they did this, all while deliberately avoiding eye contact and denying me the chance to confront them," they wrote in an Instagram post.

The property, which will be co-developed by Canary Wharf Group, is being designed by Foster + Partners, the British architecture practice that's also responsible for the bank's recently opened global headquarters in New York. "This building will represent our lasting commitment to the city, the UK" and its staff, said JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon. "The UK government's priority of economic growth has been a critical factor in helping us make this decision."

Nottinghamshire will start their defence of the County Championship title with a game against Somerset at Taunton. They won the title for the first time since 2010 by winning seven of their 14 games and losing only once, finishing 16 points clear of Surrey, who were champions in the three previous years. The opening round of fixtures will begin on Friday, 3 April and Surrey will start their campaign against Warwickshire at Edgbaston,

HealthHero took over the contract in Shropshire in July, replacing long-serving provider Shropdoc, and NHS Shropshire. NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (NHS STW) said there had been an issue with HeathHero's ability to store and supply controlled drugs, because it was still waiting for a licence to do this. There had been other issues too, but the NHS STW chief medical officer, Dr Lorna Clarson, praised the new provider for its "can do attitude". In her report, she said mitigations had been put in place to continue access to the drugs and she told a meeting no issues had been reported for patients.

I have noticed that every time I need to buy a plastic bag, the price keeps going up. It started at 15p and now it's 40p each, which is ridiculous. It's so unfair that we have to pay so much for these bags.