When Ofgem asked for the public’s views on standing charges it received an unprecedented response of 30,000 submissions. The majority were against standing charges –
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Star luxury estate brokers charged with sex trafficking
“As of today, law enforcement has interviewed dozens of women who reported being forcibly raped or sexually assaulted by at least one of the Alexander
Meet Karol G, Colombia’s Taylor Swift
This helped to boost interest in her 2023-24 sell-out, global Mañana Será Bonito Tour. This grossed $307m in ticket sales. And while that figure is
Post Office Horizon scandal: No Trials before 2027, say police
Lee Castleton, a sub-postmaster from Bridlington, near Hull, who was bankrupted in 2004 after losing a two-year battle with the Post Office over Horizon, said:
Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to charge petrol drivers more
The UK government is currently consulting on changes to a key measure, meant to encourage sale of electric cars, the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
US inflation rises as Americans’ confidence improves
Ironically, the improvement in sentiment is arriving just as progress containing prices has appeared to stall. The 2.7% inflation rate for November had been expected.
Services will close over National Insurance rise, Mencap tells BBC
Dr Jane Townson, of the Homecare Association, representing providers who support people in their own homes, is worried there is a real risk of a
Warning staff shortages could upend Christmas travel
A Department for Transport official told MPs that the railway system was generally “over-reliant on overtime working” for train crew, particularly around Christmas. Many train
Judge rejects The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’s Infowars
Judge Lopez said the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee who ran the auction made “a good-faith error”. Instead of quickly asking for final offers in the auction
UK rent soars by average £3,240 since Covid, says Zoopla
Renters have faced a “red-hot” market in recent years, with a host of prospective tenants chasing each available property, and rents surging on the back