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Leaseholders at L&Q’s Windley Close in Forest Hill say they have spent more than four years without a valid EWS1 certificate, watched service charges climb, and then lived through a fire on 25 May 2026 during which, they say, no communal alarm sounded. Regulators have already downgraded L&Q. Here is what residents want the housing association to answer.
EDF Energy pursues landlords and homeowners for inflated bills based on estimated readings at empty properties, then refers disputed debts to collection agencies before complaints are resolved. Here is how to fight back, with template emails and the UK laws that protect you.
A long-form briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein file as it stands in 2025-2026: named victims, the Florida non-prosecution agreement, the SDNY indictment, the Maxwell trial, the bank settlements (JPMorgan $290m, Deutsche Bank $75m), the Prince Andrew case, the 2024 unsealings and the DOJ's Phase 2 release. With a reference table of cases, dates and primary-source links.
Hush money is not, by itself, a crime. We explain what the term actually means, why the New York case against Donald Trump turned on how a hush-money payment was recorded, and where similar cases have arisen.
Kobea Group, a Seoul-based blockchain technology company, has been granted an unlimited license to operate the UzNex crypto exchange in Uzbekistan. UzNex is currently the only crypto exchange operating in the Central Asian country and offers users Bi...
At least three mining companies are jostling to take control of a $1 billion nickel mine in Guatemala, according to reports. Montreal-based Central America Nickel (CAN), London-headquartered ElementX and a private equity fund linked to controversial ...
Nurzhan Subkhanberdin’s Meridian Capital is using a “frontman” to hold shares in UK-listed oil and gas explorer Afentra to protect the company from a backlash over Meridian’s close ties to Russia. Subkhanberdin is a Kazakh oligarch who is has kept a ...
Bulat Abilov, a Kazakh oligarch who controversially built a fortune in the chaos following the collapse of the Soviet Union, is seeking to reinvent himself as an anti-kleptocracy campaigner. Like dozens of other oligarchs, Abilov grew rich in the 199...
Empyrean Heavy Machinery Spare Parts Trading LLC has won €293 million worth of orders from Uzbekistan’s leading gold and uranium producer in just three years. Empyrean, which is owned by Uzbek businessman Akmal Mamarahimov, won the tenders from the m...
Getty ImagesBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent, at COP27The number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at the UN climate summit has jumped 25% from the last meeting, analysis shared with the BBC shows.Campaign group Global Witness found mor...
What wikipedia can't tell you about country song ringtones. Why concert events are on crack about concert events. The 10 worst songs about radio stations. Why best rock songs are afraid of the truth. Expose: you're losing money by not using rock fame...