Natwest: Pensions fintech bought by bank in £144m deal which will ‘shake up savings’ February 13, 2023 Natwest is to buy pensions fintech Cushon for £144m in a move the bank says will bolster its offerings of “financial wellbeing” products. The FTSE 100 lender said it would take an 85 per cent stake in the London-based fintech while the company’s existing management would retain the remaining 15 per cent. The chief of [...]
Maserati GranTurismo review: Bella Italia February 13, 2023 The new 2023 Maserati GranTurismo is offered with V6 petrol engines or as a fully electric sports car. Which version is best?
Green energy firms demand National Grid boost storage after lack of facility saw it pay them £99m to turn generators OFF February 13, 2023 Green energy firms are calling on National Grid to boost storage capabilities after it handed out £100m to energy producers last month.
‘Mortgage chaos’ of last few months eases as available deals surpass 4,000 February 13, 2023 The number of mortgage deals available has surpassed 4,000 for the first time in six months according to a financial information website. Moneyfacts.co.uk, which counts the number of mortgage products at the start of each month, said 4,341 deals were available on 1 February compared with 3,643 products at the start of January. Many mortgage [...]
Water industry pledges to invest its way out of sewage crisis despite missing spending targets last year February 13, 2023 The government must hold firm with plans to clamp down on sewage spills in the water industry, warns a leading environmental group.
Battle of package holiday makers: Jet2holidays overtakes Tui as top tour operator for first time February 13, 2023 Jet2holidays has overtaken Tui to become the UK’s largest tour operator for the first time. Data published by the Civil Aviation Authority shows Jet2holidays is licensed to provide package holidays to 5.9 million people in the year to the end of September. That is compared with 5.3 million for Tui. Jet2holidays will operate its largest summer programme this [...]
Explainer: Sunak’s plan to grow the workforce February 13, 2023 With Parliament in recess this week, Rishi Sunak gained some time to go back to his desk and think about his priorities – much needed with a budget coming up in a month. Among those, one leading target in his mind is to get more people back into work to drive economic growth. The UK [...]
Berlusconi: Ex Italy PM and long-time Putin ally blames Russia’s war in Ukraine on president Zelensky February 13, 2023 Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed Ukraine’s president for Russia’s invasion, again putting him at odds with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s support for Kyiv. Mr Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party is part of Ms Meloni’s right-wing coalition government, is a long-time friend and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the war in [...]
Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee: The half time summary February 13, 2023 Lord Holmes sets out his amendments and explores key themes from the Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee.
London bus strike resolved as Unite accepts Abellio’s ‘greatly improved’ pay increase February 13, 2023 A long running dispute involving more than 1,800 bus drivers in London has ended after the workers accepted a “greatly improved” pay offer. Members of Unite employed by Abellio have staged a series of strikes in recent months. They have accepted a pay increase that Unite said will see drivers with over two years’ service [...]
