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  • Compensation cap for severe weather power loss upped from £700 to £2,000 as ‘lessons learned’ by Ofgem

    September 1, 2023

    The compensation cap for households and businesses that lose power in severe weather has increased from £700 to £2,000 after “lessons learnt” in the aftermath of Storm Arwen. Under Ofgem’s new rules, the initial payment will also increase, from £70 to £80, if a customer’s supply is not restored after 24 hours in a category [...]

  • Businessman guilty of plotting two bombs in London over £1.4m legal wrangle with NCA

    August 18, 2023

    A businessman suspected of being involved in an international money-laundering ring has been found guilty of orchestrating a bomb plot against lawyers for Britain’s FBI in a row over £1.4 million. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted of conspiring with his driver, Michael Sode, and an ex-marine, Michael Broddle, to plant two devices in London’s legal [...]

  • How did a man who brought a GUN from Mexico City to London via Paris have his prison sentence completely overturned?

    August 17, 2023

    In an "extraordinary" case, a man who was jailed after a gun was found in his suitcase at Heathrow Airport is to be released from prison after winning an appeal.

  • Admiral: Insurance giant hikes prices by 20 per cent to stave off inflation hit

    August 16, 2023

    Insurance group Admiral ramped up its prices by 20 per cent in the first half of the year to stave off the worst impact of rampant inflation on its profits margins. In its half year results today, the London-listed motor insurance specialist posted a four per cent bump in profits in the six months to [...]

  • Aviva hikes dividend payout after profits boost

    August 16, 2023

    Insurance giant Aviva has hiked its payout to shareholders today after posting a boost in profits in the first half of the year on the back of growth across the group. In its half year results this morning, the FTSE 100 firm said operating profits had grown eight per cent to £715m in the first [...]

  • Law firms face four month payment delay as cash flow fears raised if economy tanks

    August 9, 2023

    UK law firms are being forced to wait over four months to get paid by clients, new data reveals, spotlighting potential cash flow issues firms could face if the economy nosedives. The average time the UK’s top 100 law firms are waiting to get paid is 124 days, according to research from accountancy firm Lubbock [...]

  • Recruiters Page hit by lower confidence as firms batten down hiring hatches

    August 7, 2023

    “Lower levels of confidence” in the market have proved difficult to overcome for specialist recruiter Page Group, which reported a 45 per cent fall in half-year profits this morning. London-listed Page posted an operating profit of £63.9m for the six months ending 30 June, down 47.5 per cent in constant currencies from £115.3m in the [...]

  • Parity shares surge 13 per cent after gloomy update and job cuts mooted

    August 4, 2023

    Shares in data and technology recruitment company Parity rallied on Friday morning after it announced it was chopping revenue guidance for its upcoming trading update. Parity group’s shares spiked over 13 per cent on Friday morning even after it said it expects revenue in the first half of 2023 to decline 10 per cent from the [...]

  • Capita shares plummet 11 per cent as contractor reveals cyber attack cost £25m

    August 4, 2023

    Capita shares slumped 11.4 per cent on Friday morning after it said a recent data breach could cost it up to £25m. The government contractor, which provides data and IT outsourcing processes, said this morning it expects a major cyber attack in March could cost it £20-25m, as an investigation nears its close. This figure is [...]

  • UK audit watchdog picks former aviation regulator as new chief

    July 31, 2023

    Richard Moriarty has been appointed chief executive of the audit regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as it undergoes major reforms. Moriarty, who most recently served as chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority for five years, will take up his role at the beginning of October. Sarah Rapson will take the role of acting [...]

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