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Business News- Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways 17/03/2026Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail bodyRail passengers will be able to claim compensation for delayed trains directly from the website where they bought their ticket, the government has said, as part of a shake-up to make rail travel simpler.Passengers who use third-party retailers such as […]
- EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing 16/03/2026Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safetyThe EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.At a public meeting of […]
- Thames Water rescue deal talks rumble on interminably but its future remains unclear | Nils Pratley 16/03/2026As negotiations enter a ninth month, an outcome is thought to be weeks away and the devil is still in the detailIt is two years since the shareholders of Thames Water threw in the towel, declared the company “uninvestible” and accepted their shares were worthless. Yet the water torture goes on and on. We are […]
- Bank of America settles Epstein survivors’ lawsuit 16/03/2026Lawyer for women who accused bank of facilitating their sexual abuse calls settlement ‘one more step’ to justiceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBank of America has settled a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court […]
- Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff 16/03/2026Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisisSeventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of […]
- Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways 17/03/2026