Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month
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Cost-of-living payments branded insufficient as energy bills soar
Those payments were set when the typical energy bill was anticipated to rise by £800 - a prediction Ofgem says...
Digital India: How India’s digital revolution is connecting millions
Seven years ago, only 19% of India’s 1.3 billion people had access to the internet. That figure now stands at...
Fear prevents workers reporting low pay – report
The Low Pay Commission, a government agency which recommends the level for the minimum wage, is calling on ministers to...
Eurotunnel and Dover queues: Drivers warned of summer of Channel traffic delays
John Keefe, director of public affairs for Getlink - which operates the Eurotunnel between Folkestone and Calais, said the issue...
Football kit sales delayed as supply chain issues hit clubs
One English Football League chief executive, who did not want to be named, told the BBC his club had signed...
Three policy questions Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must answer
For a few months last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key message was that Britain deserved a pay rise. "Wage...
Cost of living: Saving money on our summer holiday
"We can load up with hiking stuff, paddle boards, snorkelling gear, chairs, loungers, a brolly, a table, gas stove and...
The woman who built a career from true crime and make-up
The Covid pandemic also fuelled subscriber numbers as the locked-down tore through TV series, films and anything else they could...
Russia ‘looting’ steel bound for Europe and UK, says Metinvest boss
"What they're doing is basically looting. They're stealing not only our products, but also some of those products already belong...
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary wants ‘practical’ immigration approach
"There are not enough people in the UK willing to do these jobs… particularly during peak periods of the summer...
Truss tax plans accused of breaking spending rules
"That's a clear difference in direction at least in the immediate term," says Robert Joyce, deputy director of the Institute...
Inflation pushes UK government interest costs in June to fresh record
"While tax cuts could ease business cost pressure and encourage growth, this could push up inflation, exacerbating the current pay...
The allotment firms helping to trim long waiting lists
One resident, Reschma Jetha, a 32-year-old mother of two, is growing carrots, beans, tomatoes, cabbages, peppers, berries and herbs. "I...
Sizewell C nuclear plant gets go-ahead from government
The inspectorate's chief executive, Sarah Richards, said: "This examination took place during the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions, and...
US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers
"They won't be able to recoup the payment in every case, but the more information they have on attacker groups'...
Inflation: Fuel, milk and eggs push prices up at fastest rate in 40 years
Meanwhile, Rachel, who uses the Community Pantry on Hurst Farm in Derbyshire where you pay £5 for membership and can...
Why do companies get involved in social issues?
"After the reversal of Roe v Wade several weeks ago, we have recognised the need to become even more vocal...
