Don’t forget the black pound, retailers warned January 31, 2022 High street brands could be missing out on £4.5 billion spent by multi-ethnic shoppers due to lack of diversity in brands, according to new research. The Black Pound report, a survey of 3,500 people, found that black, Asian and multi-ethnic consumers are often forced to spend their money in specialist shops due to limited product [...]
Domestic air passengers set for more generous compensation scheme for delays January 31, 2022 Neil Lancefield PA More passengers will receive compensation for delayed domestic flights under plans announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The Cabinet minister is proposing to make travellers entitled to payouts for flights within the UK which arrive at their destination more than one hour late. The UK currently uses the European Union’s EU261 rule, [...]
UK windfarms generate record amount of electricity from Storm Malik January 30, 2022 Windfarms across the country providing a record amount of renewable electricity over the weekend as Storm Malik hammered parts of England and Scotland.
Editorial: These “tax-cutting Conservatives” seem very keen on hiking taxes January 30, 2022 If it quacks like a high-tax duck and talks like a high-tax duck, it is difficult to believe that it is fact anything but a high-tax duck. So it is with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, who professed this weekend to be “tax-cutting Conservatives” in a column confirming they were dead set on hiking national [...]
National Insurance rise to hit City of London small businesses the hardest in UK January 30, 2022 Small businesses in the City of London will be the worst hit in the UK by the coming rise in National Insurance, according to new research shared with City A.M. Figures from the House of Commons library, and collated by the Liberal Democrats, show small businesses in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency will [...]
Energy bills could spiral to almost £2,000 per year warns Cornwall Insight January 30, 2022 The consumer price cap will rise to £1,897 per annum for April, according to the latest gloomy forecasts from energy specialists Cornwall Insight.
Centrica under pressure from activist investors as energy crisis deepens January 30, 2022 The owner of British Gas is dealing with mounting pressure from activist investors looking to take advantage of energy sector volatility.
BNP Paribas London executive keeps job despite naming Asian colleague ‘Hu She’ January 30, 2022 All eyes are on BNP Paribas this weekend as a senior lawyer manages to keep his job after it was revealed that he referred to an Asian colleague as “Hu She”. In a disciplinary inquiry at the French bank last year, Benedict Foster, head of legal for debt and equity at BNP’s London office, was [...]
Oil remains at $90 per barrel amid growing geopolitical turmoil January 30, 2022 Brent Crude and WTI Crude have consolidated their gains from rallies this week, as concerns over tightening supplies this year continue to fester.
NHS severs funding from bookies January 30, 2022 The NHS is set to cut all ties with the gambling industry for funding for its addiction clinics because of concerns that it may conflict with its work.
