Shoppers at Sainsbury’s and Asda were among those who complained that their card payments were blocked on Thursday morning, leaving some supermarkets only able to accept cash. The supermarkets apologised to customers who said they could not pay for their shopping on Thursday morning due to the technical issues. PeopleContinue Reading
Campaigners have reacted with fury to proposed water bill increases for households amid the sewage pollution scandal and cost-of-living crisis. Regulator Ofwat has issued draft proposals to put up bills by £19 a year on average, or £94 over five years, a third less than the £144 average requested byContinue Reading
Consumers in England and Wales are set to learn how much their water bills are likely to rise by over the next five years, and what firms will have to do to improve their services in return. Regulator Ofwat will release its ‘draft determinations’ on Thursday, when it signs offContinue Reading
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New Environment Secretary Steve Reed will set out reforms aimed at stopping the “unacceptable destruction of our waterways” as he meets all the water companies in England and Wales. Mr Reed will meet with executives at a crunch point for embattled water firms, which are under fire over sewage pollutionContinue Reading
Royal Mail will ditch its own fleet of trains as part of major changes to how it delivers post. The postal service said on Wednesday that its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives and that it will not be buying new trains. The firmContinue Reading
Top US and European stock markets moved higher on Wednesday, with London’s FTSE 100 lifted by gains for airlines and miners after a sluggish start to the week. The UK’s blue-chip index gained 53.7 points, or 0.66%, to close at 8,193.51. Endeavor Mining and Fresnillo, and British Airways owner IAGContinue Reading
UK businesses are being invited to take part in a major trial of a four-day working week, as campaigners hope to persuade the new Labour Government to back its ideas for a shift in how people work. The six-month pilot will begin in November and also experiment with different formsContinue Reading
Barratt Developments has said it will build fewer homes next year despite respite from soaring building costs and Labour’s pledge to cut planning red tape. The group said it expects new home completions to drop by up to another 7% in its new financial year, having plunged by nearly aContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is set to present Labour’s investment agenda to global financial leaders at a conference in early October, aiming to attract tens of billions in foreign capital. The summit, scheduled for around 8 October, aligns with Labour’s pledge to host the event within 100 days of taking office.Continue Reading
