Parliamentary body hammers Ofgem for £2.7bn clean-up bill to fix crisis-hit energy sector June 22, 2022 British households face an eye-watering £2.7bn clean-up bill following market carnage across the energy sector warned regulator Ofgem.
O2 partners with instant grocery firm Gopuff to deliver goods to gig goers June 22, 2022 The O2 has announced a multi-year partnership with Gopuff, the instant grocery, food and drinks delivery firm.
Record £11.9bn invested in London’s smaller businesses in 2021 June 22, 2022 Equity investment in London’s smaller businesses hit a record £11.9bn in 2021, according to data released today by the British Business Bank. This was an 89 per cent increase year over year, with the number of deals announced in the capital increasing by 23 per cent to 1,286, the Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker showed. The upward trend continued in [...]
Dorries set to meet with telecom giants to talk about cost of living strategy June 21, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has called on Britain’s biggest telcos firms to discuss the cost of living crisis. According to reports by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, BT Group and Vodafone have been invited to discussions with Dorries. A Whitehall source told the publication that the minister would be challenging the companies on how they [...]
‘All I want is a bus service’: Weary Tiverton and Honiton voters go the polls June 21, 2022 “It’s become a national referendum that’s been foisted on Tiverton,” says coffee shop patron Benjamin Barton. “All I want is a bus service, I would be really easily swayed if somebody said ‘we’ll put in a better bus service’.” And so goes the groan of discontent in the Devon town of Tiverton, which is daily [...]
Insurers calls on government to expand pensions ‘auto-enrolment’ scheme June 21, 2022 The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to to expand its pensions “auto-enrolment” scheme, following a review of the policy’s successes since it came into force a decade ago. The ABI said the government should set out plans to expand its auto-enrolment policy, which requires employers to automatically enroll all staff [...]
Rail strikes expected to spill into Wednesday June 21, 2022 Following a day of extreme disruption caused by rail and tube strikes, passengers should brace themselves for travel chaos to spill into Wednesday. Around 60 per cent of train will run tomorrow due to a delay to the start of services as signallers and and control room staff are not doing overnight shifts. Londoners were [...]
TikTok ups its child ad protections as the threat of EU sanctions looms June 21, 2022 TikTok has agreed to better protect children that use its platform in order to dodge the threat of possible sanctions from Brussels. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) filed a complaint to the European Commission in 2021, which said that the Bytedance-owned company failed to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content. Following over a [...]
London solicitors’ body calls on members to join barristers’ strike June 21, 2022 The London criminal solicitors’ trade body has called on its members to back the barristers strike, after criminal barristers voted in favour of plans to stage series of court walkouts, starting from next week. The London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA) called on its members to support the barristers strike by joining their colleagues in [...]
UK Government eases airport slot rules to avoid last-minute cancellations June 21, 2022 The UK Government has announced it will ease airport slot rules to avoid last-minute cancellations as travel chaos continues to rampage through the industry. The decision comes as Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary warned passengers disruption will stay throughout the summer. Under the new plan, airlines will have an “amnesty” period to give back the summer [...]