Brits’ energy bills to swell more than £300 with poorest hit hardest – CityAM : CityAM September 26, 2021 Brits’ household bills are set to swell over the next year, with the poorest households being hit hardest by the energy crisis, according to new research. Energy bills will rise by more than £300 over the next year, highlighting the scale of the impact the crisis will have on Brits’ finances, shows research by the [...]
Shortages: PM’s emergency driver visa plans slammed as a ‘drop in the bucket’ September 26, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson will use a temporary visa scheme to allow overseas workers into the UK in a bid to ease the country’s shortages in the lead up to Christmas. But the plan was rounded on by the Lib Dems, who this morning indicated that the number of emergency visas that can be granted [...]
Keir Starmer U-turns on Labour policy to nationalise energy sector September 26, 2021 Sir Keir Starmer has today said a Labour government will not nationalise the country’s energy sector, overturning a key pledge from the last election and a promise he made in the party’s leadership contest. Starmer also wouldn’t rule out income tax rises, noting that “nothing is off the table”. The Labour leader said today that [...]
Shapps says ‘don’t panic buy petrol’ as he makes plea for new HGV drivers September 26, 2021 Grant Shapps has made a plea for people not to panic buy petrol after scenes of long queues across the country as he launched a drive to get former HGV drivers working in the sector again. The transport secretary said “there’s plenty of fuel”, but that “if everyone carries on buying it when they don’t [...]
Government to scale up nuclear power production after ‘years of dithering’ September 26, 2021 The government will back a rapid expansion of the UK’s nuclear energy production after “years of dithering” as the energy crisis prompts it to strengthen the country’s electricity supply. Ministers are understood to have zeroed in on nuclear energy as a means to helping the government achieve its net zero target by 2050, according to [...]
PwC shaped DWS sustainability credentials while probing greenwashing claims September 26, 2021 PwC was providing guidance to DWS on its sustainability credentials while investigating greenwashing at the German asset manager. DWS’s former head of sustainability, Desiree Fixler, accused her former employers of using botched environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics, according to the Financial Times. The concerns were raised in March to chairman of DWS Karl von [...]
Royal Albert Hall boss warns unvaccinated attendees risk being barred from events September 25, 2021 The Royal Albert Hall’s boss has cautioned that attendees could be barred from concerts if they have not yet been vaccinated. Chief executive Craig Hassall has said that those hiring out the venue are free to limit tickets to those with two jabs if they chose, despite the government scrapping plans for vaccine passports. Hassall [...]
MPs zero in on deal to boot China out of £20bn nuclear power station project September 25, 2021 MPs are reportedly zeroing in on a deal that could see China booted from a £20bn nuclear power station project. The move, which could see the government take a stake in the Sizewell C power station, is likely to heighten geopolitical tensions. The government could reportedly confirm the plans by the beginning of October. Buying [...]
Teesside Airport closed as ‘incident’ leaves three in hospital, including one pilot September 25, 2021 Teesside Airport is “indefinitely closed”, according to reports, after an incident left three people including a pilot in hospital. Staff at the airport told local newspaper Teesside Live that it is “indefinitely closed”. The accident, which occurred around 9:30am this morning, involved a light aircraft, according to a statement released by the airport. “A pilot [...]
Square Mile conference centre becomes makeshift court amid mounting backlog September 25, 2021 A conference centre has become one of London’s latest Nightingale Court’s, which have been brought in to ease the mounting trials backlog the city is facing. The backlog, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, stretches across the rest of the country. With some trials even being transferred from the capital to alternative courts outside of the [...]
