Google’s YouTube TV is adding two channels from Bloomberg Media to its lineup, one with live 24-hour news and the other with the media company’s original series and documentaries. It’s the first distribution deal between Bloomberg Media and YouTube TV.

The US government shutdown has seen the value of the pound rise further against the dollar, up to around $1.3465 to £1 on Wednesday. Stock markets have also risen, with the FTSE 100 up 0.7 per cent in morning trading to new record intraday highs.

The creditors of Thames Water have put a new rescue plan together which is being submitted today to Ofwat. Under the new plans, £5.4bn of funding will be provided and some investors will write off up to £12.5bn of debt. The regulator must approve the plans to avoid the company going into temporary nationalisation.

You can watch free live TV on Roku via the Roku Channel or other free channels, or via subscription-based services.

Two major TV station owners, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they would return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air Friday after preempting the show last week.

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