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Nearly four million smart meters are faulty, figures show

Tue, 26/03/2024 - 08:58
Nearly four million smart meters across Great Britain are not working properly, government figures show.

US state bans children under 14 from social media

Tue, 26/03/2024 - 02:29
Children under 14 will be barred from joining social media in Florida from next year.

Chocolate among items feeding grocery inflation ahead of Easter

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 19:18
Chocolate is among the products placing upwards pressure on grocery inflation in the run-up to Easter, according to closely-watched supermarket data.

Tractors descend on Parliament over 'betrayal' of British farmers in post-Brexit trade deals

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 18:34
A "go slow" convoy of more than 120 tractors is making its way around Westminster tonight as campaigners demand action on food security.

Revolution Bars in secret talks about sale and mass venue closures

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 17:31
The London-listed leisure group Revolution Bars is plotting the closure of a quarter of its venues as it holds talks with investors about an emergency fundraising and puts itself up for sale.

Boeing management clearout betrays the seriousness of the company's crisis

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 13:59
The scale of the management changes announced by Boeing are a recognition from the company of the grave situation in which it finds itself.

Taxpayer no longer has controlling stake in NatWest

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 13:30
The British government is no longer the controlling shareholder in NatWest bank, reducing its stake in the lender to below 30%.

Regulators probe tech giants, OakNorth profits up, Merlin sees record sales

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 12:57
Ian King speaks to Rishi Khosla, the chief executive of challenger bank OakNorth about its rise in profits.

Boeing boss and chairman head for exit amid safety crisis

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 12:18
Boeing has revealed that its under-fire chairman and chief executive are leaving their roles while pledging to "fix" the safety crisis engulfing the planemaker.

Apple, Meta and Google parent company investigated by EU

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 11:58
Apple, Meta and Google's parent company are being investigated by the European Union under new laws designed to clamp down on the market power of the world's tech giants.

Ofgem launches consultation on changes to energy price cap

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 10:12
Ofgem has launched a discussion on the energy price cap, floating options such as a cap based on vulnerability and when energy is used.

Offshore wind projects could be at risk as demand for steel rises - report

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 06:04
Future offshore wind projects could be at risk because of a rise in demand for steel, according to analysis by consultancy group Newton.

UK spends more on housing than almost any other developed country, and gets the least value from it too

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 01:01
British people aren't the only ones to moan about the state and price of housing in their country, but we do have the best justification to do so.

More UK sanctions expected over China democracy and security fears

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 18:06
Britain will sanction individuals whom it alleges are involved in Chinese backed-disruption of the democratic process on Monday.

Gail's owners bake plan for sale after rapid growth

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:33
The owners of Gail's, the chain of bakeries and coffee shops, are preparing to hire advisers for a sale that would value it at well over the £200m price tag at which it changed hands nearly three years ago.

Jeremy Hunt defends '£100k isn't a huge salary' comments

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:29
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended comments he made last week that £100,000 "isn't a huge salary", telling Sky News it "doesn't go as far as you might think" in his Surrey constituency.

Former chancellor Zahawi in talks to chair Barclays' Very Group

Sat, 23/03/2024 - 07:45
Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is in talks about chairing the biggest remaining part of the Barclay family's business empire, fuelling speculation that he will join a mass exodus of Conservative MPs at the general election.

Telegraph owners dealt fresh blow as Arrow XL parent collapses

Fri, 22/03/2024 - 18:34
The owners of The Daily Telegraph have been dealt a fresh blow after the collapse of the parent company behind Arrow XL, a UK-wide delivery business.

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