UK car insurance costs jump 40 per cent hitting all-time high July 19, 2023 The cost of car insurance has risen to an “all-time high” with motorists shelling out a record 40 per cent more for insurance premiums than last year, new data reveals. On average, UK drivers are now paying £776 to insure their cars, up from £222 one year ago, according to Confused.com and Willis Tower Watson’s [...]
British and Irish Lions schedule: 2025 tour to Australia confirmed July 19, 2023 The British and Irish Lions will play nine matches on their tour to Australia, including a fixture against a combined Australia-New Zealand side. The iconic touring side – made up of rugby players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (who play as the island of Ireland) – will face the five domestic super Rugby sides [...]
Income for richest UK households is nearly four times larger than poorest, ONS finds July 18, 2023 The richest households in Britain earn nearly four times as much as the poorest, although government tax and benefit spending has kept income inequality in check in the UK over the last year, according to official figures out today. Top earners made £83,700 last year, 3.8 times higher than the £22,300 average final income of [...]
FCA set for clampdown on ‘wild west’ of social media ‘finfluencers’ July 17, 2023 The FCA is set to target 'finfluencers' and firms flogging financial products online with illegal or misleading adverts.
Black Sea grain deal to expire Monday if Russia quits July 17, 2023 A pact that has allowed the safe Black Sea export of grain from Ukraine for the past year will expire at the end of Monday.
Howden to sponsor British & Irish Lions shirt on 2025 Aussie tour July 13, 2023 Howden, the London-headquartered insurance group, has signed a deal to become a principal partner of the British & Irish Lions for the next four years, including the Australia tour in the summer of 2025. The insurance group, which offers broking and underwriting services across a number of brands, will become the main shirt sponsor – [...]
Co-Op announces new chair as ‘ideal person’ to take UK’s fifth biggest grocer forward July 13, 2023 The Co-op announced has announced a new chair, with Debbie White set to succeed Allan Leighton when he steps down in February 2024. White has held a number of important executive roles, having served as chief executive of Interserve and a senior director at Spire Healthcare. White will replace Leighton, who is approaching the end [...]
Elon Musk poised to disrupt UK energy market with new Tesla supplier July 12, 2023 The energy market could be shaken up by a bold new challenger, with Elon Musk's Tesla unveiling plans to launch a new supplier in the UK.
Greenwashing: the ESAs understanding July 12, 2023 On 1st June 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – consisting of the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – released their Progress Reports on Greenwashing in the financial sector. These reports present a common high-level understanding of greenwashing applicable to [...]