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Upper Tribunal upholds Crispin Odey ban

Crispin Odey’s ban from the financial services industry has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal, which found he lacked integrity.

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Premier Payment Solutions Ltd enters liquidation

On 10 September 2026, Premier Payment Solutions Ltd, which traded as PPS Money and MTBS (together, 'PPS Money'), entered liquidation. Bai Cham and Gary Shankland of BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed joint liquidators.

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Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

Thames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings of “catastrophic consequences”.

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Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans

Hundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy Burnham to lay out plans to lower VAT for the sector, urging him to make good on his prev…

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A 94-year-old retiree died in a fire in Nizhny Novgorod

A 94-year-old woman died in a fire in an apartment building in Nizhny Novgorod. This was reported by the press office of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations’ Nizhny Novgorod Region Office.