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  Thames Water has opted not to pay more than £2m in retention awards to more than 20 of its top executives this month amid a political outcry over the payments. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Food safety chiefs are sounding the alarm over Dubai-style chocolate and warning that some people should not eat it. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Wessex Water has become the latest utility to face a multimillion-pound enforcement package for sewage leaks, the industry regulator has announced. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Every week, the Money team answers a reader's financial problem or consumer dispute - you can email yours to [email protected]. Today's is... Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The UK's unemployment rate has risen further, with official figures showing young people being particularly hard hit by the jump in job cuts under Labour. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  New reforms mean dentists in England will be paid more to see patients in need of urgent treatment. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Donald Trump has asked his Chinese counterpart to release pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, who has been found guilty of national security offences in Hong Kong. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Winter is closing in on the Bidston Rise housing estate in Birkenhead, but there's one front garden that hasn't given in yet. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging the corporation's Panorama documentary portrayed him in a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious" manner. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News