Ellen Wishart

Oct 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kaamil Ahmed |Ellen Wishart |Pip Burkett

Gaza Sounds 0 header mobile Illustration: Guardian DesignSome viewers might find the following footage distressing. The whirring of drones has become an inescapable constant to life in the Gaza Strip. At night the sound is punctuated by more violent intrusions: missile strikes, sirens, gunfire and the screams of frightened people. The sonic hellscape is alleviated at dawn, when people go out into the daylight to find the missing, dig out the dead and look at the damage.

Feb 28, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Anna Leach |Carmen Aguilar García |Rich Cousins |Ellen Wishart |Sandra Laville

Reports that Thames Water has been lobbying the government to let it increase bills by 40% come after the company’s 30-year history of giving out £7.2bn in dividends – and racking up £14.7bn in debt – has put it on the brink of collapse. High levels of debt mean that much of customer bills are swallowed up by paying interest on company debt – with 28% of Thames’ revenue from bills spent paying interest or fees on debt on average between 2019 and 2023.

Dec 18, 2023 | theguardian.com | Anna Leach |Carmen Aguilar García |Rich Cousins |Ellen Wishart |Sandra Laville

Reports that Thames Water has been lobbying the government to let it increase bills by 40% come after the company’s 30-year history of giving out £7.2bn in dividends – and racking up £14.7bn in debt – has put it on the brink of collapse. High levels of debt mean that much of customer bills are swallowed up by paying interest on company debt – with 28% of Thames’ revenue from bills spent paying interest or fees on debt on average between 2019 and 2023.

Sep 20, 2023 | theguardian.com | Antonio Voce |Anna Leach |Ellen Wishart |Pamela Duncan

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