Tesco and Morrisons lead the charge as UK supermarkets ramp up EV support November 1, 2021 The UK’s supermarkets have ramped up their efforts to support the electric vehicle (EV) push by installing nearly 1,000 new EV charge points at their stores in the past 21 months. Rapid chargers at supermarkets have more than doubled in less than two years, according to data analysed by EV charge point finder Zap-Map and [...]
Culture Secretary urges public to buy newspapers in fight against big tech misinformation November 1, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries MP calls on the public to buy newspapers and visit news sites in a quest to support the British press.
Finance can’t just stop funding emissions – it’s time to put a real price on carbon November 1, 2021 Expectations are high for Cop26. Many have described the coming years as “a decisive decade”, and the summit in Glasgow is possibly one of our final chances to strike an agreement to tackle climate change and its devastating effects. The science is clear. Only action will save us. But nothing will be possible without urgently [...]
Less than two per cent of eligible parents use Shared Parental Leave November 1, 2021 New research shows that less than 2 per cent of eligible couples use the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) scheme, with its uptake falling 17 per cent in the past year.
London set to drive UK recovery with business confidence highest in capital November 1, 2021 London businesses are set to drive the UK’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis over the coming months. Firms in the capital are the most confident out of all regions across the country, according to Lloyds Bank’s latest businesses barometer survey. 65 per cent of London businesses are optimistic about their medium term prospects, up [...]
Londoners receiving benefits surge 200 per cent over the pandemic November 1, 2021 The capital was hit by the highest jump in financial vulnerability in the UK during the pandemic, new research has shown. Londoners receiving benefits surged 200 per cent in the months between the final quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, according to Lowell’s Financial Vulnerability Index – meaning that more than 20 [...]
Entente Discordiale: UK fires back in NI and French fishing Brexit rows November 1, 2021 The UK’s relations with its nearest neighbours have fallen to a new low over the weekend, with ongoing rows over fishing rights and Northern Ireland threatening to throw post-Brexit planning into chaos. First, Boris Johnson said it was “up to France” to solve a battle over fishing rights, with the UK Government still incensed after [...]
Capitalism is doing the heavy-lifting on greening our climate October 31, 2021 As on-the-nose metaphors go, the entirety of Britain’s climate class being unable to get to Glasgow on time because of a tree falling onto the train tracks is right up there. Let us hope it is not an omen for the rest of the Cop-26 conference. Our expectations are, to be frank, low. It is [...]
Matt Damon becomes latest celebrity to endorse cryptocurrency October 31, 2021 Cryptocurrency has another celebrity backer – in the shape of Hollywood superstar Matt Damon, who is fronting a new advert for Crypto.com.
Two trains crash between Salisbury and Andover October 31, 2021 Two trains have crashed between Salisbury and Andover, Wiltshire Police have confirmed, while emergency services are attending the scene. “We are currently at the scene of a train crash involving two trains between Andover and Salisbury. “We are responding with the fire and ambulance service at the site close to London Road, Salisbury.” A number [...]
