Drought Council to meet tomorrow with hosepipe bans on the table if hot weather continues July 25, 2022 The National Drought Council is set to meet this week amid a possible hosepipe ban in wake of one of the hottest and driest summers on record. The Environment Agency body will gather to discuss options should the hot weather and lack of rainfall continue into August. This comes after the UK recorded its hottest [...]
Govt expands software scheme to help a million more UK small businesses July 25, 2022 A government scheme that slashes the price of leading software, boosting productivity and growth of the UK’s small businesses, has more than tripled its reach of UK firms from today.
Serica snubs improved Kistos merger offer July 25, 2022 Serica has rejected an improved merger proposal from energy investment firm Kistos - as it believes the new offer does not reflect the value of its core assets.
‘Just me then?’ Rishi Sunak agrees to Andrew Neil grilling on Channel 4 but Liz Truss refuses to come July 25, 2022 Channel 4 said this afternoon that former Chancellor and Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has agreed to be interviewed by veteran political journalist Andrew Neil. However, his main rival – Liz Truss – has declined, the channel confirmed. The former chancellor will be grilled live at 7.30pm on Friday on the network, where Neil hosts [...]
Climate startup Altrustiq bags £15m as investors hunt for greenwashing solution July 25, 2022 London-based climate tech firm Altruistiq has bagged £15m in seed funding today as investors bet on 'carbon accounting' as a solution to the rise of greenwashing.
Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder’s wife Nicole Shanahan July 25, 2022 Elon Musk pushes back against rumours that he had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife. It comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk’s alleged affair with Nicole Shanahan had caused a rift with Brin. Replying to the story on Twitter, the billionaire entrepreneur said the report was “total bs”. Musk added [...]
Sadiq Khan warns record court backlog has stretched London’s victim support services to ‘breaking point’ July 25, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the UK government to take urgent action to tackle the court backlog, after warning the capital’s victim support services are “being stretched to breaking point”. In a letter to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, the Mayor of London said delays of up to five years for rape and sexual [...]
Reform London’s capital markets or jeopardise global status, review chief warns July 25, 2022 London is at risk of losing its status as a premier global stock market if it does not act fast to reform rules, the author of a review into London’s capital markets has warned.
Exclusive: Pensioners should get stamp duty break if they downsize home, house-buyers’ group says July 25, 2022 To ease the housing crisis, pensioners may be pushed into downsizing their homes and getting a tax break on stamp duty in return. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) said the incentive would free up supply of housing and cool house prices, while also redoing the need for equity release. This comes after the [...]
Number 10 says Dover border chaos ‘not necessitated’ by Brexit July 25, 2022 Downing Street has said travel chaos at the Dover port over the past few days has not been “necessitated by leaving the European Union”. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said “there are changes following leaving the European Union which we recognised and which we have planned for”, but that the long queues at Dover were not [...]