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Jacob Panons & Joshua AskewSouth East Getty Images South East Water is set to operate bottled water stations again on Thursday Regulator Ofwat has opened an investigation into South East Water after repeated water supply failures across Kent and Sussex. Some 30,000 properties had no water at the height of the problems, with thousands still…

The chancellor has given the clearest indication yet that she wants to give herself more financial breathing space in November’s Budget. Speaking at a gathering of business leaders in Saudi Arabia, Rachel Reeves said she wanted to ensure the UK had “sufficient headroom” to provide resilience against future shocks. The implication is that the £9.9bn…

“Locally, the prices are very much linked to geopolitical instability, they’re linked to supply and demand at global level… and money markets, currency exchange rates, which again there’s no ability for people in Northern Ireland to control,” explained Smyth.

Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Houston Chronicle via Getty Images A for sale sign is seen in front of a house in a Spring Branch neighborhood in Houston, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. US President Donald Trump has said he will move to ban big corporate investors from buying single-family homes, in a bid to make housing more…