A major engineering milestone has been reached on what is set to become the UK’s first new reservoir in more than three decades. Portsmouth Water said teams at Havant Thicket Reservoir installed a 20‑tonne steel cut‑off wall during a continuous 72‑hour operation at the start of the year. The wall, which is 13m (43ft) high…
Special US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, for a second day on Thursday in an effort to try and thrash out the details of the US-proposed peace deal.
Meituan said it would purchase all issued shares of Dingdong Fresh Holding, wholly owned by New York-listed Dingdong (Cayman) Limited, for an initial consideration of US$717 million, subject to adjustment, according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. The deal is subject to conditions including antitrust clearance in China and completion of the…
The jury saw two very different reactions to the collision when they were shown footage from the Stena Immaculate, the ship that was anchored 14 nautical miles off the Humber estuary, and footage from the Solong, the cargo ship captained by Vladimir Motin that ploughed into it, Detective Chief Superintendent Craig Nicholson said.
