Belu will be supplying water to the Commons and Lords from September

Belu, the social enterprise bottled water company which hands all of its profits to the charity Water Aid, has won a £100,000 contract to supply dining rooms, canteens and select committee meetings at the House of Commons and House of Lords.

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Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson accuses government over pickets row

74-year-old alleges authorities deliberately preventing names from being added to an e-petition calling for the release of official papers relating to the jailing of pickets

Telford Homes raises £20m with new share placing

London housebuilder Telford Homes raised £20m through a share placing yesterday to allow it to buy up more sites and take adavantage of the unprecedented demand in the capital.

Team UK in action during the Full Contact Medival Fighting World Championships

Coat of aarghmour: Welcome to medieval fight club

Two Lithuanian television installers known as the “brothers of Beckton” have emerged as perhaps Britain’s greatest fighters since medieval times.

Georgia Williams has been missing since Sunday

Georgia Williams 'died from pressure to her neck', as Jamie Reynolds appears in court over her murder

Jamie Reynolds has yet to enter a plea to the 17-year-old's murder

Georgia Williams went missing on Sunday. The police have appealed for public support in trying to establish what happened to her

Memorial fund for Georgia Williams

Friends of Georgia Williams are hoping to raise more than £1,000 for a permanent memorial to the 17-year-old.

Georgia Williams has been missing since Sunday

Georgia Williams disappearance: Jamie Reynolds in court charged with murder after finding a body in North Wales

22-year-old was originally arrested in Glasgow on suspicion of kidnapping the 17-year-old

The Business Matrix: Thursday 30 May 2013

A £52m refit for BBC's Bush House

Facebook user cautioned after offensive comments opposing plans for Muslim prayer centre

A man has been cautioned by police after racist and offensive comments opposing plans for a Muslim prayer centre were posted on a social media site.

28 charged over football 'disorder' after fighting at Shrewsbury last October

Timing follows violence over weekend at Wembley and Newcastle

Hunter shoots his friend dead

A man hunting rabbits was accidentally shot dead when a friend tripped over and fell on his gun, police said today.

The Blagger's Guide To: Barbara Pym

Read the book, then splash on a bit of the fragrance
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls recruit Zig spoils New Year's Eve rehearsal

Various disruptions to the racing programme since Christmas have left a very brief window in which horses can get a run, while retaining time to freshen up, before the Cheltenham Festival next month. Some of the best around, either side of the Irish Sea, will be undertaking their final rehearsals at Newbury and Leopardstown on Saturday – but in the meantime novices, in particular, are being urgently pressed on to lesser stages to redress a lack of experience.

First wintry weather of 2013 set to hit this weekend

Forecasters warn of a a meteorological  “battleground”

Couple celebrate winning £1m lottery prize

A couple are celebrating after scooping a £1 million prize on the lottery.

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The great war photographer was not one person but two. Their pictures of Spain's civil war, lost for decades, tell a heroic tale
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Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. They offer a chilling hint at what could have been
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Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
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Lure of the jingle

Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
Who stole the people's own culture?

DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
Guest List: The IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

Here are the potential stars of the World Championships which begin on Saturday
The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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