More households fall onto prepayment meters as energy crisis bites October 25, 2022 The energy crisis has pushed more households onto prepayment meters, according to new research from USwitch.
‘Commercial fact’ M&S may leave Oxford St location if not able to raze Art Deco store October 25, 2022 Plans to demolish a flagship M&S store come as Oxford St is “failing” within the retail sector, the supermarket’s lawyer told a landmark public inquiry this morning. M&S is embroiled in a battle with heritage campaigners over plans to raze its Art Deco store in the West End, with ambitions to create a new 10-storey [...]
Biden marks ‘groundbreaking milestone’ as UK gets first Hindu PM – but calls him ‘Rashid Sanook’ October 25, 2022 President Joe Biden marked the milestone of Britain getting its first Hindu prime minister, but appeared to pronounce his name wrong, as ‘Rashid Sanook’. The 79-year-old congratulated the new resident of Number 10, calling the feat “pretty astounding” during a reception celebration of the Hindu festival Diwali. During his address he called Sunak’s rise to [...]
Ethereum bucks the trend and Bitcoin slips, but still steady above $19k October 25, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has slipped since yesterday to $19,307, but is still holding strong above the $19,000 mark.
Freak accident at Canning Town bus station forces TfL to replace glass canopy October 25, 2022 TfL said it was looking to replace the glass canopy at Canning Town’s bus station following a freak incident which left a Londoner injured. The transport giant confirmed that a glass section fell and injured a passenger in July of last year as a defect in the production of the glass involved. “The risk of [...]
Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham AFC criticises player for boots with ‘f*** the Tories’ on October 25, 2022 One of the oldest football clubs in the world has criticised one of its players for printing football boots with “f*** the Tories” on. Wrexham AFC, which was sensationally bought by US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, said the boots “will not be worn tonight, or in any other” fixture, after striker Paul Mullin [...]
Liz Truss defends tax-cutting agenda as outgoing PM leaves Number 10 October 25, 2022 Liz Truss has said the UK “cannot afford to be a low growth country” and defended her tax-cutting agenda in her final speech outside Number 10. The outgoing Prime Minister said “our country continues to battle through a storm” but that “I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that [...]
Explainer-in-brief: The latest BBC impartiality row October 25, 2022 “Am I allowed to be this gleeful? Well, I am” were the perhaps unfortunate words of BBC presenter Martine Croxall on Sunday night. She made the remark while reviewing how the papers covered Boris Johnson’s decision to step out of the leadership race. Her comment sparked the latest squabble over the broadcaster’s impartiality, with seasoned [...]
FCA poised to clampdown on greenwashing with ‘ESG’ curbs October 25, 2022 The UK’s City watchdog has announced a landmark set of measures to police how firms use terms like ‘ESG’ and ‘green’ today as it looks to stamp out rampant greenwashing in the City.
Russian broadcaster suspends presenter over ‘burn and drown’ Ukrainian children remarks October 25, 2022 Russian state broadcaster RT has suspended presenter Anton Krasovsky after he called to burn and drown Ukrainian children. The presenter made his comments on TV causing anger on social media, and leading to an apology. During a discussion with a fiction writer called Sergei Lukyanenko, he said “just drown those children, drown them”. He also [...]
