‘Rapidly escalating threat’: Environmental groups call for single-use vape ban November 24, 2022 Environmental groups have called for the sale of single-use e-cigarettes to be banned due their “rapidly escalating threat”. In an open letter to environment secretary Thérèse Coffey and health secretary Steve Barclay, 18 environment and health groups, including Green Alliance and RSPCA, argue that disposable vapes are “unnecessary electrical items” that contain single use plastic, [...]
Met arrests 100 in ‘biggest ever fraud operation’ to take down spoof calling site November 24, 2022 More than 100 people have been arrested in what the Met Police describe as the UK’s biggest ever anti-fraud operation. The force led the bid to take down the ‘one stop spoofing shop’, iSpoof, which had more than 200,000 possible victims in this country alone. Fraudsters contacted people posing as as representatives of banks including [...]
Barclays unveiled as Wimbledon’s new banking partner November 23, 2022 Barclays has signed a mega deal to be the newest sponsor of Wimbledon, with top 20 player Frances Tiafoe announced as its ambassador. It will become the official banking partner of the SW19 championship and make of the biggest ever donations to the Wimbledon Foundation. The banking giant signed a multi-year deal with the The [...]
Brexit: Barclay denies UK wants ‘Swiss-style’ relationship with EU November 20, 2022 A senior cabinet minister has denied reports the UK wants a closer “Swiss-style” relationship with the EU post-Brexit. Health secretary Steve Barclay has said he doesn’t “recognise” the proposal and that chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined “our determination to maximise post-Brexit opportunities in pro-growth areas” during his autumn statement on Thursday. The Sunday Times reported today [...]
Market reaction to autumn statement a far cry from Truss and Kwarteng’s mini-budget November 17, 2022 Financial markets largely glossed over chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s £55bn worth of tax hikes and spending cuts today, a marked change from them spitting out his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. London’s FTSE 100 closed broadly flat, edging 0.06 per cent lower, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index bumped 0.05 per cent high. Most of the [...]
Government slashes bank surcharge in boost for the City November 17, 2022 The government has slashed a surcharge on bank profits to three per cent today in a bid to keep the UK's finance industry internationally competitive.
Questions hang over ombudsman’s role in the buy-now pay-later sector November 15, 2022 Lofty fees at the Financial Ombudsman Service may make it an unworkable solution for buy-now pay-later disputes, firms have warned.
Barclays makes green property push by giving eco-friendly home owners £2,000 November 15, 2022 Barclays bank said this morning it plans to run a trial to pay back customers who install new insulation, heat pumps or solar panels, among other solutions. Barclays will start paying up to £2,000 to its mortgage holders to help them green their home as three in four say they cannot afford the changes they [...]
Explainer-in-brief: An NHS with too much to bear November 11, 2022 All year, the crisis in the NHS has been worsening, with many fearing the effects of the winter months and a flu season. But October was the worst month in the NHS’ entire history. The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E hit 43,792, and only 69 per cent of patients were [...]
Government goes head to head with Britain’s nurses: ‘Simply not affordable’ November 11, 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed pay demands from unions representing nurses across Britain, calling them “simply not affordable.” His remark comes as the threat of strike action that will hit operations and appointments looms. Sunak said he shared the public’s “respect and gratitude” for nurses, and that he was pleased the Health Secretary was [...]