‘You can’t catch a break’: Leaseholders face high insurance fees amid cost of living crisis May 12, 2022 Leaseholders have said soaring building insurance fees amount to “daylight robbery,” amid the City watchdog’s probe of the market. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was asked to review the insurance market for blocks of flats earlier this year, after housing minister Micheal Gove said he was “extremely concerned” by accelerating costs faced by leaseholders. In [...]
Calls for mandatory levy resurface as industry clamps down on gambling harms and cost of living crunch April 27, 2022 GambleAware has called for a mandatory one per cent levy on post winning earnings from gambling operators as the government heads for industry reform.
UK launches inquiry into oligarch charity with royal ties April 23, 2022 The UK has launched an inquiry into a Russian oligarch’s charity with ties to the Royal household. The Kantor Charitable foundation – owned by fertiliser magnate Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor – has donated £9m to Marylebone’s King Edward VII’s Hospital as well as promised £3m to the Prince’s Foundation, a charity set up by Prince Charles. [...]
Deliveroo teams up with UK food bank charity to combat cost of living crunch April 18, 2022 Deliveroo have announced a new partnership with a UK food charity to provide up to two million meals and support for people facing hunger across the country.
Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe urges Kwasi Kwarteng to approve fracking test site April 11, 2022 Billionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe has asked Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng for permission to drill a shale test site.
Government paves way to end fracking moratorium with new survey April 5, 2022 The government has announced a survey into fracking ahead of the unveiling of its long-awaited energy strategy.
Michael Grade named Ofcom chair March 24, 2022 Michael Grade has been named the government’s preferred candidate for the Ofcom chair, the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced today. Lord Grade has had a long career in broadcasting, encompassing London Weekend Television, the BBC, ITV, as well as over nine years as Chief Executive of Channel Four Television. In May 2004 he was appointed [...]
One in five Brits expect to fall into debt as cost of living soars March 22, 2022 One in five Brits are anticipating being plunged into debt by spiralling energy prices and the rising cost of living, fresh data has revealed.
Shoppers turn to buy-now pay-later amid cost of living crunch March 21, 2022 Consumers are increasingly turning to buy-now pay-later (BNPL) products to manage their finances amid a cost of living crunch, fresh research has revealed.
Mental health charity Mind pays £115k in compensation amid claims that staff called service recipients ‘druggy bums’ March 14, 2022 A support worker from Mind, a charity previously championed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has received £115k in compensation after she revealed that colleagues had described charity service recipients as “druggy bums” and “wastes of space”.