Facebook Marketplace a hotbed for scams warns Natwest November 25, 2021 People doing their Christmas shopping online should beware of scammers on social media sites according to new Natwest data.
Stratford crowned UK’s busiest station for first time ever November 25, 2021 Stratford station was crowned today the UK’s busiest station, surpassing for the first time in 16 years London Waterloo. Data from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has revealed that for the year 2020 – 2021, Stratford recorded almost 14 million entries and exits, compared with 12.2 million recorded at Waterloo. The station was [...]
Vitol snaps up Vivo Energy in $2.3bn acquisition November 25, 2021 The Dutch company will take full control of the UK-based energy firm, which has a network of about 2,330 service stations across Africa.
Fraud allegations emerge at Deutsche Bahn railway project November 25, 2021 Allegations of fraud dating back to 2016 have now emerged and involve German railway giant Deutsche Bahn, which from 2010 owns UK-based bus company Arriva. A couple of employees alleged at the time that senior staff misused corporate funds and participated in a fraud scheme while working on a new underground railway station in Stuttgart, [...]
All Bar One and Harvester owner struggles to shake Covid losses November 25, 2021 The owner of All Bar One, Harvester and Toby Carvery - Mitchells & Butler - has today announced lacklustre financials for the year.
IMServ hires former British Gas CEO Ian Peters as chairman November 25, 2021 IMServ has appointed former British Gas CEO Ian Peters as chairman to drive the data collection specialist's growth plans.
US blacklists a dozen Chinese computing firms as tensions run high November 25, 2021 With tensions between the world's rival superpowers running high the US has added 12 Chinese computing firms to its export blacklist.
Boris Johnson social care changes dubbed ‘working-class dementia tax’ by Keir Starmer November 25, 2021 The prime minister was accused of launching a “working-class dementia tax” by Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons yesterday, following changes to social care. The accusations came after Boris Johnson announced changes earlier this week to his social care policy which will see older, less well-off people face costs of up to £86,000 for their [...]
Exclusive: Small businesses primed to drive UK economic recovery in coming months November 25, 2021 Small businesses are set to drag the UK economy out of the doldrums, reveals exclusive research shared with Morning Wire. Rapidly rebounding small businesses in London, compounded by workers receiving a pay bump across the country, has lifted a closely watched indicator measuring the health of the small business economy. Xero’s small business index climbed [...]
Millions of Brits plunged into financial crisis by whirlpool of inflation and swelling energy bills November 25, 2021 Swelling energy bills, soaring inflation and stinging food costs have plunged millions of Brits into a winter financial crisis, reveal new figures released today. 3.2m poorer households who rely on wafer thin budgets to meet the cost of living will be unable to pay for basic things, research by Citizens Advice, the charity that supports [...]