Emily Beament

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Alex Daniel |Emily Beament

Thames Water’s chairman has apologised to customers while insisting it is “not a failing company” and saying that hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of recent bonuses for bosses were justified. Sir Adrian Montague told MPs on Tuesday that he wanted to apologise for “letting customers down” in recent years and at times causing people “real hardship”.

1 day ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Alex Daniel |Emily Beament

Thames Water’s chairman has apologised to customers while insisting it is “not a failing company” and saying that hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of recent bonuses for bosses were justified. Sir Adrian Montague told MPs on Tuesday that he wanted to apologise for “letting customers down” in recent years and at times causing people “real hardship”.

5 days ago | newsandstar.co.uk | Tom Wilkinson |Katie Dickinson |Emily Beament

The Sycamore Gap tree before it was felled in 2023 (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) FOR well over 100 years, the tree at Sycamore Gap had stood in a pleasing dip in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall, inspiring countless photographs and artworks. That was until the night of September 27 2023, when the tree, believed to have been planted by landscaper John Clayton in the 1800s, was cruelly felled.

5 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Tom Wilkinson |Katie Dickinson |Emily Beament

For well over 100 years the tree at Sycamore Gap had stood in a pleasing dip in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall, inspiring countless photographs and artworks. That was until the night of September 27 2023 when the tree, believed to have been planted by landscaper John Clayton in the 1800s, was cruelly felled. It took just two minutes and 39 seconds for the chainsaw’s teeth to bring it crashing down on to the Roman wall.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Rosie Shead |Jordan Reynolds |Emily Beament

Conditions from Thursday through to Saturday are expected to be broadly similar, with dry weather and sunny spells forecast across the country, according to the Met Office. Simon Partridge, meteorologist for the forecaster, said temperatures throughout the week were “gradually warming up” but patches of frost are still expected in rural areas where there are clear skies.