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16 hours ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Emily Beament

Thames Water bosses could see their bonuses blocked as soon as next month under new powers for Ofwat. The Water (Special Measures) Bill gave regulator Ofwat powers to ban bonuses when water companies fail to meet high environmental standards. These will come into force from June, meaning Thames Water’s bosses could have their bonuses blocked next month, as well as having to return any paid for the last financial year, a Government source said.

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ted Johnson

As networks continue to dot their schedules with revivals of Match Game and Hollywood Squares and other mainstays, an exhibit to examine game show history and impact is looking to close a funding gap after a federal grant was pulled. The Strong Museum of Play, located in Rochester, NY, has been awarded a grant of almost $400,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create an exhibit called Beyond the Buzzer: Game Shows in America.

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Graig Graziosi

A missing 27-year-old hiker from Georgia was found alive in a remote cabin after surviving wintery weather in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains for nearly three weeks. Tiffany Slanton went missing in Fresno County's wilderness in late April while she was camping in the region. Her parents, Fredrina and Bobby Slanton, reported her missing on April 29 after she hadn't checked in for more than a week.

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Aine Fox |David Lynch |Helen Corbett |Christopher McKeon

MP behind assisted dying Bill defends it as medical body adds voice of concernThe MP behind the assisted dying Bill has defended it as another leading medical body raised concerns about the risks of it “failing to protect vulnerable patients”. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said it believes there are “concerning deficiencies” with the proposed legislation as it stands.

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jesse Bedayn

A rock climber who survived a long fall that killed his three companions hiked back to his car despite serious injuries and told a 911 dispatcher that he could “hardly breathe,” according to a recording obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Anton Tselykh and his climbing partners were descending a gully between towering granite spires in Washington's North Cascades mountains on Saturday evening when an anchor securing their ropes tore out the rock. All four plummeted hundreds of feet.