Gas prices: How long before they return to pre-energy crisis levels? April 5, 2023 Gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels for another three years despite the recent drop-off, warns investment group Stifel.
Analysis: Everyone has stuck their head in the sand over queues at Dover April 3, 2023 Suella Braverman won't acknowledge Brexit, and border officials and ferry firms can't blame it quick enough.
‘Adverse effect of Brexit’? Braverman rejects link to Port of Dover chaos as weekend of long queues ends April 3, 2023 Queues at the entrance to the Port of Dover have cleared after a weekend of disruption, according to one of the ferry companies hit by delay – but the Home Secretary staunchly denied any links between queues and Brexit. Coach passengers were forced to spend hours waiting to enter the port, be processed and board [...]
Heathrow operating ‘as usual’ despite 1,400 staff on strike for Easter weekend getaway March 31, 2023 Heathrow said the airport was operating as usual on Friday despite a strike by security guards in a dispute over pay. Around 1,400 members of Unite will be on strike for 10 days, covering much of the busy Easter weekend, after last-ditch talks broke down on Thursday evening. Picket lines were mounted outside the airport [...]
What sport is on the TV this weekend? March 31, 2023 This weekend sees the return of the Premier League and IPL while the sporting calendar is seemingly getting bigger each week. Here’s what sport is on the TV this weekend. Cricket: IPL 2023 – Friday It’s the biggest franchise cricket competition in the world and it returns today. The IPL has been the leading domestic [...]
Succession – planning that is – and why you don’t need to be as rich as Logan Roy to secure your family’s financial future March 31, 2023 Rivalry and revenge are rife within the Roy family – the dysfunctional clan that returned to screens this week in the Sky series‘Succession’. Camilla Stowell, head of private and commercial clients at Coutts said: “The drama uncovers how emotional conversations about intergenerational wealth and succession planning can be. “However, in reality the process can be [...]
What is the CPTPP trade bloc, why has Britain joined it, and is it really about ‘post Brexit freedoms’? The jury’s out March 31, 2023 Britain has formally joined a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc as prime minister Rishi Sunak said it allowed the UK to take advantage of “post-Brexit freedoms”. But does it really allow the UK to become a global player once again? The jury is out. The PM hailed the UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement [...]
How to watch the 2023 IPL, which starts TODAY March 30, 2023 Tomorrow sees the beginning of the 16th IPL season, the Indian domestic T20 competition leading the way for franchise cricket. But how can you watch it, who is in it, which fixtures are this weekend and what are the odds? We take a look. How to watch the IPL The IPL will, for the first [...]
Ovo Energy weighs up Shell takeover in bid to overtake Octopus and EON March 29, 2023 Ovo Energy is weighing up a potential takeover of Shell's household energy business which could boost its books with 1.4m more customers.
What next for Waitrose? Supermarket quits Planet Organic talks after John Lewis fiasco March 29, 2023 Waitrose has pulled out of secret talks to acquire a stake in rival health supermarket Planet Organic. The high-end supermarket, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership, ceased discussions late last week about a possible agreement, according to reports first published in Sky News, Sources told the outlet that the deal would have meant [...]