Ministers were warned three years ago that unpaid carers were being treated unfairly and forced to repay huge sums for minor benefit breaches, a long…
View More Ministers knew about carer’s allowance problems three years ago, report revealsCategory: Entreprenuership
Royal Mail reform will not take place before general election, says Ofcom
A shake-up of the postal service that could hand the owner of Royal Mail a £300m boost will not take place before the general election,…
View More Royal Mail reform will not take place before general election, says OfcomCity of London watchdog is making a fair point on ‘naming and shaming’
The City’s lobbying battalion in full cry is something to behold. Witness the furious response from the banking and finance industry to a proposal from…
View More City of London watchdog is making a fair point on ‘naming and shaming’Intensifying war increasing threat to Ukraine economy, EBRD warns
Ukraine’s war-torn economy faces a renewed threat as Russia’s intensifying war takes its toll on power plants and forces Kyiv to send key workers to…
View More Intensifying war increasing threat to Ukraine economy, EBRD warnsSharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due to rising demand and import issues
The price of British lamb has hit an all-time high as cold weather and disease in the UK and difficulties with imports have combined with…
View More Sharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due to rising demand and import issuesFraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and Shpock
Consumers have been encouraged to be vigilant when shopping online after research showed fraud was rife on secondhand marketplaces, with Depop, Shpock and Preloved named…
View More Fraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and ShpockWorld Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law, charities say
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are coming under pressure to use their financial might to persuade Ghana to reconsider a proposed law…
View More World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law, charities saySo empire and the slave trade contributed little to Britain’s wealth? Pull the other one, Kemi Badenoch
Britain ran an empire for centuries that at its peak 100 years ago occupied just under a quarter of the world’s land area. Yet if…
View More So empire and the slave trade contributed little to Britain’s wealth? Pull the other one, Kemi BadenochCaring for the elderly? Not with Saga’s 220% price hike
The rising cost of insurance has become a hot topic, with motoring premiums, in particular, going through the roof. Saga has tested your loyalty…
View More Caring for the elderly? Not with Saga’s 220% price hikeFraudsters editing vehicle photos to add fake damage in UK insurance scam
A surge in fraud cases in which photos are manipulated to show fake car crash damage is alarming insurers and helping to push motor insurance…
View More Fraudsters editing vehicle photos to add fake damage in UK insurance scam