The National Grid has declared that it will offer cash and other rewards to eligible households with smart meters in return for cutting their usage…
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Black Friday outages cause disruptions to HSBC’s online and mobile banking services.
Several UK customers were left struggling to access their mobile and online banking services on one of the busiest days in the festive season of…
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Due to strong winds and staff shortages, Heathrow passengers face flight disruptions.
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) confirms that it will try to minimize problems due to weather conditions and the staff shortage faced at Heathrow Airport.…
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Pfizer to make 500 jobs in Kent redundant.
More than 500 jobs are to be redundant in Kent as the giant pharmaceutical firm Pfizer plans to shift to India and the US as…
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The supermarket chain goes back to staffed tills.
Booths has considered going back to fully staffed tills as it maintains its “warm northern welcome” to its customers. It is also referred to as…
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Milk, butter, and pasta prices fall as UK food inflation drops.
An analyst at Kantra revealed that grocery prices in the four weeks to October 29 were 9.7% higher than a year ago, down from 11%…
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Interest rates won’t fall until 2025, hints the Bank of England.
Inflation in the UK remains all-time high, and the BoE will be forced to increase the rate of interest at record levels until 2025. Chief…
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Job vacancies have fallen in the UK.
As per the latest figures revealed by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the job vacancies in the three months to August this year stood…
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10-year UK gilts are almost a 15-year high.
On Thursday, the amount of money borrowed for 10-year bonds, also known as gilts, rose to 4.7%, reaching the highest level twice seen since the…
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Payroll employment drops as wage growth eases.
The Bank of England is closely watching the pace of wage growth at the basic wage, which has eased for the first time since January.…
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