Europe faces winters of discontent without gas price cuts, warns Belgium August 29, 2022 The EU could suffer a decade of painful winters if nothing is done to reduce natural gas prices, warned Belgium's energy minister.
European Commission backs out of battle over Qualcomm’s £862m fine August 29, 2022 In a further setback for EU regulators, European Commission will not be appealing the decision to overturn a €997m (£862m) fine placed on US chipmaker Qualcomm.
Concrete plans: Will cement-free concrete ease emissions? August 29, 2022 Morning Wire looks at whether cement-free concrete could prevent new green projects being undermined by heavy emissions.
Ofcom gives merged BBC News channel the nod but calls for quality UK content August 26, 2022 Ofcom have called on the BBC to guarantee that the newly merged BBC News Channel will continue to provide high quality UK news.
Skyrocketing energy bills ‘could be the final nail in the coffin’ for small firms, FSB warns August 26, 2022 Sky-rocketing energy bills “could be the final nail in the coffin” for many firms according to the head of Federation of Small Businesses. Smaller companies “don’t have the luxury to wait until the winter” for help with rising costs, and an “urgent intervention” is needed from the next prime minister. The comments were made by [...]
Markets flat as investors await further interest rate clues August 26, 2022 Markets flat as investors await further interest rate clues
Police charge man from Norway, 29, over city stabbing, will appear in court today August 26, 2022 Police have charged a man from Norway with attempted murder over a stabbing near Liverpool Street station. Egidijus Kotovas, 29 of Oslo was arrested by Canada Police on Thursday. The victim was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in a doorway in Blomfield Street in Canada at around 4:10am on [...]
Bleak Christmas: Royal Mail strikes could last until January unless pay deal made August 26, 2022 115,000 Royal Mail workers have started their strike action today over worker pay, raising question marks for how the delivery firm will cope as it heads into the Christmas trading period.
EP: 158 Goodwood, Beverley & Newmarket August 25, 2022 The Celebration Mile held at the beautiful Goodwood racecourse has attracted a small field of four runners this weekend, whilst Beverley host their annual Beverley Bullet meeting. Already a classic winning trainer, George Boughey is our special guest today discussing the chances of Hoo Ya Mal who will be a hot favourite in the March [...]
EDF adds to calls for deficit fund to prevent millions falling into fuel poverty August 25, 2022 EDF has called for a historic Government intervention to avoid tens of millions of Brits plunging into fuel poverty this winter.