I received a statement from Npower that did not show my 13 direct debit payments, so, on August 24 last year, I wrote to ask what had happened to them. The firm replied to say that it was investigating, but, since then, I have had no contact, despite chasing it …
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Hong Kong’s richest family extracted £130million in dividends last year from one of Britain’s biggest water companies. Details of the payments at Northumbrian Water Limited can be revealed just days before regulator Ofwat announces a crucial decision on the company’s strategic plans, including dividends. Northumbrian Water Limited has now paid …
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Allan Leighton, said to be one of the best connected businessmen in Britain, is more than a little frustrated. He has spent a lifetime on some of Britain’s most powerful boards, from Asda, the Royal Mail and Sky to The Co-operative Group, which by their nature are forced to respond …
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The real deal: Samantha with a gold rose and a 1kg gold bar — worth £36,000 Thousands of tourists pass through Piccadilly Circus in Central London every day — most completely unaware that deep below the street lies millions of pounds’ worth of gold bullion. The shop above the high-security …
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