Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row

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Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s pay

A leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility company.

EQT, a Swedish private equity group, said on Monday it would take a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the Jersey-registered parent company of Yorkshire Water, which has 5.7 million customers across Yorkshire and parts of the East Midlands and Lincolnshire.

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Turkey Says NATO Defenses Shot Down a Second Iranian Missile – The New York Times

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  1. Turkey Says NATO Defenses Shot Down a Second Iranian Missile  The New York Times
  2. Turkey says NATO defences shot down second incoming Iranian missile  Reuters
  3. Turkiye says Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO air defences  Al Jazeera
  4. Erdogan: We have delivered warnings to Iran about missile fire  The Times of Israel
  5. Iran-US war: Israel launches new strikes as Iran missile shot down in Nato airspace  The Independent
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Greek-operated tanker with Saudi oil cargo sails through Hormuz, ship tracking data shows – Reuters

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  1. Greek-operated tanker with Saudi oil cargo sails through Hormuz, ship tracking data shows  Reuters
  2. No One, Not Even Beijing, Is Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  3. There's another big reason why shipping companies and insurers aren't willing to risk the Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
  4. Middle East conflict hits shipping, oil prices and other international trade stories to know this month  The World Economic Forum
  5. See tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz come to a standstill  Reuters
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