Octopus signs deal with Shell to buy energy from world’s largest wind farm December 15, 2022 Octopus Energy Group has signed a long-term deal with Shell to buy green energy from Dogger Bank, the world's largest wind farm.
OEUK hires industry veteran David Whitehouse as new chief executive December 15, 2022 Industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has named industry veteran David Whitehouse as its new chief executive.
Avanti West Coast’s incompetence is giving business a bad name December 15, 2022 The reputation of business and market capitalism as a whole can be battered and bruised by just one badly-performing company - like Avanti.
Fusion energy may only heat a kettle but it will power future investment December 15, 2022 For seventy years, nuclear fusion has always, and only, been the next big thing. Its promise is tantalising: near limitless, zero-carbon energy. Unlike fission, its cousin which powers today’s nuclear plants, it also leaves no long-lasting radioactive waste. We have long known it is theoretically possible. In the most over-simplified terms, two light elements (like [...]
London is triumphing over its reputation as the weird cousin of US tech successes December 15, 2022 Next year will mark twenty-five years since the dot.com boom that took place between 1998 and 2001. It was a time of huge creativity. Capital, talent and enthusiasm flowed into new ideas and young start-ups. What can London in 2023 learn from those heady days? We were there in 1998 with the lofty ambition of [...]
Ofwat hikes water bills for businesses December 15, 2022 Business customers face a 6.4 per cent hike to their dual water and wastewater bills, confirmed watchdog Ofwat
Let’s be honest, we’re still squandering post-Brexit opportunities for Britain December 15, 2022 Is Brexit a proven failure? Remainers latching onto the associated costs of leaving the customs bloc certainly think so. Some recent polls even indicate a majority for rejoining the European Union. Meanwhile, evidence of the benefits of taking back control appears scant. The government delivered a faster vaccine programme, signed trade deals and talked the [...]
Lloyds swoops in for ING’s tech leader as its new COO December 15, 2022 Lloyds has swooped in for the top brass at ING as the lender announces a Ron van Kemenade as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will join next year from ING where was chief technology officer and a member of its executive committee. Charlie Nunn, CEO at Lloyds Banking Group, said: “This is a [...]
RCN union boss warns of more strikes as nurses walk-out for first time in 100 years December 15, 2022 Nurses across Britain will go on strike today, as the dispute over fair pay continues. The walk-out will impact operations at 44 NHS trusts in the country, including Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in London – at the busiest time of year for the NHS. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union voted [...]
Police called as two protestors scale Home Office building December 15, 2022 Two protestors have scaled the Home Office building in central London. The Metropolitan Police announced they were called just before 6.30am to reports of the disturbance. It confirmed to City A.M. protestors were from the Animal Justice group. This comes after at least four migrants died in the English Channel yesterday amid criticism of the [...]
