£114m off next year's water bills as companies underperformed
Customers will receive £114m off their water bills next year as the regulator has said water companies fell short of standards.
View Full Story26-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Sick days at work hit highest level for 10 years
Workers are taking more days off due to stress, Covid and the cost-of living crisis, research suggests.
View Full Story26-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Workplace absences 'at 10-year high' with stress the major cause of long-term sickness
Workplace absences have hit their highest level in over a decade, according to a report which is urging employers to take health more seriously if they want to retain staff.
View Full Story26-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Warning sick days at highest level for decade
Workers are taking more days off due to stress, Covid and the cost-of living crisis, research suggests.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Media giant Vivendi plots sale of See Tickets and festivals arms
Vivendi, the global media conglomerate, is exploring a sale of its See Tickets division and the organiser of the annual Love Supreme music festival in east Sussex.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Sickness forces Gatwick to cut flight numbers
Gatwick Airport has temporarily limited flight numbers for the rest of the week as a result of sickness amongst air traffic control staff.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
HS2, auto strikes and Nigerian investment
On today's episode, Ian King discusses reports that the prime minister is planning to scrap part of the HS2 high-speed line in the north of England.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg's next big thing?
Two years ago, the metaverse was billed as the next big thing - but many in the tech world have already moved on.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
'No turning back now': Nissan commits to 2030 electric car deadline
Nissan has committed itself to the sale of only electric cars across Europe from 2030, the year when the UK was supposed to have banned new vehicles powered by petrol and diesel.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Ex-minister calls for inquiry into HS2 as he warns of 'disastrous' consequences if northern leg is scrapped
A former transport minister who signed off HS2 has told Sky News he wants an inquiry into the chaos of the project “to make sure it doesn’t happen again”.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
HS2: Warning that scrapping Manchester link will hit Northern Powerhouse plan
Axing the high speed rail leg would hit links between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, critics say.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay
The carmaker moves ahead with its plan despite delays to the UK's ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
HS2: What is the route and why could part of it be cancelled?
The high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and North of England could be scaled back.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Aldi sees record sales during cost of living crisis
Aldi has reported record sales, with the company saying cost of living concerns had driven up shopper numbers.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles
The toy giant said it had found that the new material did not cut carbon emissions.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
HS2: Backlash against scrapping Manchester link grows
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said abandoning the extension risked creating a "north-south chasm".
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Shopping habits have changed for good, says Aldi
Consumers are buying cheaper own-label goods due to the cost of living, according to the supermarket.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
HS2: Scrapping leg would be an act of vandalism, says Osborne
Former chancellor says axing Manchester leg of the train line would be an act of "economic self-harm".
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News
Warning over surge in scams involving one of UK's most popular cars
Vehicle scams have soared by 74% in the UK in the first half of the year, with victims losing almost £1,000 on average, research suggests.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: Sky News
How the fall of the 'King of Crypto' cost one British man millions
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits trial for fraud, his former investors wonder if they will ever recoup their losses.
View Full Story25-Sep-2023 - Source: BBC News