Warning signs your ‘Dry January’ may point to deeper issues January 2, 2024 An addiction rehab specialist from The Priory says that it may be time to reflect on "automatic behaviour towards alcohol", this Dry January.
Oculus founder plans to double UK workforce for defence company Anduril January 2, 2024 A defence technology company founded by the Californian entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, plans to double its presence in the UK over the next two years.
Aldi and Lidl cash in as Brits clamoured for discounted Christmas January 2, 2024 Aldi was the big winner as the retailer reported its "best ever" festive period, taking in £1.5bn in sales in the run-up to 25 December, across its more-than 1,000 UK outlets.
Watch: Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames, but all passengers said to be safe January 2, 2024 A plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing.
HSBC to challenge Revolut and Wise with new forex app January 2, 2024 HSBC launches international payments app to rival fintechs Revolut and Wise, to grab a slice of the booming market for affluent customers.
Green Britain: Fossil fuels fall to just 35 per cent of UK energy supply January 2, 2024 Britain’s energy mix is at its greenest ever according to the latest figures from Drax, one of the country’s largest electricity generators. The energy company said the UK had its greenest year on record in 2023, according to the Times, with renewable and cleaner energy imported from Europe pushing fossil fuels out of the energy [...]
UK manufacturing downturn deepens as optimism drops to lowest level in a year January 2, 2024 The UK's manufacturing sector fell deeper into contraction in December, while business optimism fell to its lowest level in a year.
UK investment fund launches plunge to 20-year low as investors turn to cash January 2, 2024 The number of new UK investment funds has reached its lowest level in two decades, as asset managers are hit by high costs.
JP Morgan’s Chase UK aims for 2025 profit amid digital banking growth January 2, 2024 Digital challenger bank Chase UK, owned by US giant JP Morgan, aims to become profitable from next year as it seeks to be a “major player” in Britain, according to a top executive at the lender.
First-time buyer numbers ‘were lowest in a decade in 2023’ January 2, 2024 The number of first-time buyers who purchased a home with a mortgage in 2023 is estimated to be the lowest in a decade, according to a building society. Yorkshire Building Society calculated that, across the UK, there were around 290,000 first-time buyers in the mortgage market in 2023, shrinking by a fifth (21 per cent) [...]
