Are you suffering from re-entry syndrome? How to cope with post-COVID anxiety May 17, 2022 Information and support to help you cope with anxiety brought on the post-pandemic return to ‘normal’. The heights of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated periods of lockdown were extremely difficult for many people. From health concerns to money worries and loneliness, a range of issues placed pressures upon our mental wellbeing. Whilst COVID hasn’t gone [...]
Letters: Putting it bluntly on cannabis May 17, 2022 [Re: Sadiq Khan could be leading the way in deserting the foolish war on drugs, yesterday] It is right to say the war on drugs is being lost by the government and police. Every city estate in the country has a problem, visible or invisible. One woman in my estate, in a leafy green area [...]
Rail could cost £6bn per year without government reform May 17, 2022 Maintaining the railway sector without government reform could cost up to £6bn of taxpayers’ money a year, warned a report published today. An analysis by UK think tank Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) argued that without a complete makeover, the network will fall into a decline and underinvestment scenario that could force the government to [...]
Labour calls for all MPs to vote on one-off windfall tax May 16, 2022 The Labour Party is calling on all MPs to vote in favour of a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas producers as the cost of living crisis continues to bite into Brits’ pockets. The amendment will be proposed tomorrow morning during the Queen’s Speech debate and it follows an analysis published yesterday by the [...]
Cazoo’s boss Chesterman buys $1m worth of shares following price slump May 16, 2022 Cazoo’s chief executive Alex Chesterman bought $1m worth of company shares last week after the online automotive retailer’s price slumped. Following the purchase, Chesterman’s stake in the company has gone up to over 23 per cent to more than $250m, Sky News first reported. “Whilst the current macroeconomic climate has driven heightened fear in the [...]
EU provides wriggle room for companies buying Russian gas May 16, 2022 The EU has offered companies and member states wriggle room to buy Russian gas without busting the trading bloc's sanctions.
Tesco to increase payments to pig farmers by £6.6m amid ‘unprecedented costs’ May 16, 2022 Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it will increase payments to pig farmers by £6.6m, as the industry faces price hikes for wheat and soya. Total support for Tesco farmers will stand at £10m since March, as the farming sector faces staggering commodity price inflation. Feed prices have shot up since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier [...]
Twitter boss ‘confident’ about percentage of spam accounts following Musk’s concerns May 16, 2022 Twitter’s boss Parag Agrawal responded to Elon Musk’s concerns saying he was confident that only 5 per cent of accounts on the social media are spam. “We are strongly incentivised to detect and remove as much spam as we possibly can, every single day,” Agrawal tweeted today. “Anyone who suggests otherwise is just wrong.” The [...]
Uber brings subscription service Uber One to the UK later this month May 16, 2022 Uber has announced it will bring its subscription service Uber One to the UK later this month. Established to rival the likes of Deliveroo Plus and Amazon Prime’s food delivery services, Uber One will give customers free delivery on Uber Eats as well as discounts on rides. “We know users across our platform have been [...]
London indexes muted ahead of week of jolting data May 16, 2022 London’s top indexes were muted today as investors eyed a week of flagship economic announcements. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index climbed 0.63 per cent higher to 7,464.80 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, inched up 0.01 per cent to 19,924.11 points. [...]
