Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion begin fourth day of protest with demonstration in Parliament Square November 24, 2018 Climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion has launched a fourth day of action in London today by staging a demonstration in Parliament Square. The group, which brought the capital to a halt last Saturday, is protesting what it describes as a lack of action by the government on global warming. “We refuse to bequeath a [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond says Brexit deal better than staying in the European Union ahead of May’s summit with EU leaders November 24, 2018 Chancellor Philip Hammond has said Theresa May's Brexit deal is better than staying in the EU, as the Prime Minister heads to Brussels for a summit with European leaders. Hammond said he disagreed with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster who said the deal was a worse outcome for Britain than a Jeremy Corbyn [...]
Thousands of Volkswagen cars sold with ‘potentially lethal’ seat belt fault , according to Which? November 24, 2018 Thousands of Volkswagen cars with a "potentially lethal" seat belt fault were sold to customers following the discovery of the issue, a consumer group has claimed. In May an investigation by a Finnish car magazine found that the centre-rear seatbelt failed when the back seats were full and the vehicle turned sharply. Volkswagen sold nearly [...]
Black Friday transactions jump 10 per cent on 2017, according to Barclaycard data November 24, 2018 The number of transactions on Black Friday jumped ten per cent year-on-year but the amount spent plummeted compared to 2017, according to credit card data. Consumers spent 12 per cent less while shopping using Barclaycard yesterday compared to Black Friday the previous year. Barclaycard processed an all-time record number of transactions yesterday, hitting 1,087 transactions a [...]
Railway union RMT goes ahead with South Western Railway strike today, affecting Waterloo services November 24, 2018 Drivers on South Western Railway services are on strike today, affecting trains arriving at and departing from London Waterloo. A reduced service will run across most of the network, although there will be no trains running on some routes, as Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members walk out over safety concerns. Today is the [...]
Rich nations failing to meet their $100bn climate funding pledge November 23, 2018 Wealthy nations are falling short of the climate funding promise they made to deliver $100bn (£77.9m) in climate-related public aid for poorer countries. A report from the UN revealed that rich countries had donated about $55bn in 2016, which rises to more than $70bn if private capital is included, but is still some way off the pledged [...]
Vauxhall cuts 241 more jobs at Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in Cheshire November 23, 2018 Car maker Vauxhall is to slash 241 jobs at its Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant by the end of 2019, in a move it claims is “critical” to the competitiveness of the site. Owner Peugeot's (PSA) shares dipped this afternoon as Vauxhall said it planned to reduce headcount without having to utilise compulsory redundancies, instead trying to [...]
Rail union set to cause disruption with fresh Northern and South Western train strikes November 23, 2018 Trains coming in and out of London Waterloo are expected to be disrupted tomorrow, as disputes between railway operators and drivers' unions continue to rage on. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have said they will strike on both Northern and South Western railways tomorrow in protest over a reduction in the amount [...]
Spark Energy becomes seventh energy provider to go bust this year, leaving 290,000 customers without a supplier November 23, 2018 Spark Energy is the seventh energy provider to go out of business this year, citing "tough trading conditions" as the reason behind its collapse. The company supplied around 290,000 customers across the UK but has today announced that it will cease trading. "The part of our group which supplies gas and electricity to homes across [...]
Big Four investigate their own clients on behalf of software giants November 23, 2018 The UK's top four accounting firms have been accused of a conflict of interest by investigating their own clients' use of software on behalf of technology firms. The so-called Big Four – PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte – carry out software audits on their clients on behalf of vendors such as Microsoft, SAP and IBM to see if firms [...]