Virgin Media O2 refuses to bring back EU roaming charges post-Brexit unlike Vodafone and EE January 10, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has stated it will not to bring back EU roaming fees post Brexit, helping customers save hundreds of pounds in bills while using data abroad. “With Covid still scuppering plans and disrupting day-to-day routines for so many, we’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing [...]
British firms brace to unleash wave of investment in 2022 January 10, 2022 British businesses are preparing to unleash a wave of investment over the next year, reveals a fresh study published today. A record proportion of finance chiefs at the UK’s top firms are intending on ramping up capital spending in the next 12 months, according to research carried out by consultancy Deloitte. Over one in three [...]
David Frost tells PM to adopt more conservative policies or risk losing election January 9, 2022 Boris Johnson must adopt a low-tax agenda or risk losing the next election, according to former cabinet minister Lord David Frost. Frost, who resigned from his role as a Cabinet Office minister last month, said that Johnson needs to “get the country going economically again” post-Brexit and “that means free markets, free debate and low [...]
If the first few days of 2022 are anything to go by, Bitcoin’s in for an interesting year January 7, 2022 Jason Deane says we can be sure that we’re in for a fascinating twelve months in cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency drop echoes wider sentiment across stock markets January 6, 2022 Bitcoin fell below $43,000 in the early hours of this morning, testing lows not seen since the start of December.
Slow start for Bitcoin, but cryptocurrency is outpacing stocks and shares January 5, 2022 Bitcoin is up one per cent to just below $47k, while second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum is up 1.5 per cent to around $3,800.
Bitcoin’s teen spirit gets off to a gentle start January 4, 2022 It’s been a gentle start to the year, with the Bitcoin price continuing to trade in the same range between $46,000 - $51,000.
Strict new Brexit transport rules make UK businesses ‘give up’ on EU imports: ‘Simply not worth the hassle’ January 4, 2022 Many British businesses may “give up importing” as a result of new strict rules that came into force on Saturday, on 1 January, a former senior civil servant in charge of Brexit planning has warned. Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) between 2017 and 2019, said [...]
Priti Patel’s new year resolutions: Home Secretary promises ‘relentless’ crackdown on eco-protesters, immigrants and asylum claims January 4, 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to be ‘relentless’ this year as she intends to “crack down” on eco-protesters and end the “legal merry-go-round” of “spurious” asylum seeker claims in 2022. In a new year message posted on social media, Priti Patel said she was proud of many things the Government had achieved in 2021, [...]
Jubilant South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides rapidly with minimal Covid hospital admissions and Delta killed off: ‘Expect the same in other countries’ December 31, 2021 Optimism is growing rapidly in South Africa as the wave of Covid infections caused by the Omicron variant seems to subside as quickly as it came. Infections are down and multiple Covid experts have confirmed the Omicron wave is subsiding quickly. The government therefore lifted the months-long curfew last night, allowing South Africans to party [...]