“And never mind what that will do to the ice floes… we will see desertification, drought, crop failure, and mass movements of humanity on a scale not seen before, not because of some unforeseen natural event or disaster but because of us, because of what we are doing now.
Britain is able to set its own trade policy as a result of its exit from the European Union, and Boris Johnson has hailed a pact with the US as a key post-Brexit prize. Here’s what you need to known about deals and their potential impact on the UK economy. What is a trade deal?…
Igloo, for example, has said it is working with restructuring consultants Alvarez & Marsal, although it told the BBC it had not appointed administrators. Bulb, the UK’s sixth largest energy company with 1.7 million customers, is also seeking additional financing.
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A source familiar with the government’s thinking suggested to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the UK could negotiate entry into an existing trade arrangement between the US, Canada and Mexico – known as the USMCA – set up after former US President Donald Trump tore up its predecessor, NAFTA.
Now, there is a three week window for government, supermarkets and food producers to come up with a “sustainable market-based solution”. In practice, that’s likely to mean users paying more for their CO2, a cost which will ultimately be borne by consumers.
The European Commission is on a collision course with Apple after announcing it will introduce a new law forcing all mobile phone companies to share a common charger. Brussels officials will launch the legislation on Thursday in a move likely to be contested by the iPhone maker, whose devices are charged using its own Lightning…
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“The young people we work with have told us that they have struggled with isolation, loneliness and concerns about the future, whilst those that experienced trauma during the lockdowns, or were already experiencing inequalities, are likely to be disproportionately affected,” she said.
Aldi is the latest supermarket to plan stores with no checkouts as the discounter follows in the footsteps of Amazon. The German chain is testing the technology at a store in London that allows shoppers to pick up their shopping and simply walk out. Aldi said employees were experimenting with the new format and it…
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By Simon Read & Dearbail JordanPersonal finance reporter, BBC News image source, Getty Images Householders face a large rise in energy bills next month – as well as the possibility their supplier could go bust. This is because there’s been a massive rise in the price energy suppliers pay for gas – up 250% this…
Boris Johnson, who is in New York for a UN General Assembly meeting, told reporters: “We’ve got to try and fix it as fast as we can, make sure that we have the supplies that we want, make sure that we don’t allow the companies we rely on to go under.
Speaking on Sunday, Mr Morrison said: “Ultimately, this was a decision about whether the submarines that were being built, at great cost to the Australian taxpayer, were going to be able to do a job that we needed it to do when they went into service and our strategic judgement based on the best possible…
Ms Truss, who was was promoted from international trade secretary to foreign secretary in the reshuffle this week, said the pact “will not just make us safer at home, it could also create hundreds of new and high-skilled jobs, from the shipyards of Govan to the factories of Tyneside”.
The UK’s most vulnerable hospital patients, who are unable to build up an antibody response to Covid, are to be offered new drug Ronapreve from Monday. The treatment, approved just last month, uses a pair of laboratory-made antibodies to attack the virus. It was used as part of the suite of experimental medicines given to…
“Based on our bookings already today, I would expect this weekend to be the biggest of the year so far as people take advantage of the great deals on offer, the new easier rules on testing and the simplified system for international travel,” said David Child, head of PR and brand at the travel firm.
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Mr Woodward, executive vice chairman, said the Ronaldo deal, along with the signings of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Tom Heaton, were “made possible by the strength of our operating model, with sustained investment in the team underpinned by robust commercial revenues”.
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“The pandemic help is now coming to an end, things like the furlough scheme, and the courts are reopening for evictions, so there’s a perfect storm of worries”, said Mr Tutton, “that’s why thousands of people are concerned they’re going to lose their home.”
He added: “In the run-up to the launch, through the launch and in the aftermath of the launch and I think most of you who know anything about it will know you couldn’t file the launch under startling success, more and more differences emerged between myself and the other senior managers and the board of…
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Ms Truss, who is the Tory party’s first female foreign secretary – and only the second woman to hold the role, following Labour’s Margaret Beckett – said she was delighted by the appointment and would use the role to “promote a positive, outward vision of global Britain”.
The BBC commissioned polling organisation YouGov to survey 1,684 working adults and 530 senior leaders in business about their predictions and opinions on working from home. YouGov also re-ran a previous survey of 4,041 British adults, first conducted in March 2021, about their current working from home situation.
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At the beginning of last year, Ewoma Ukeleghe’s skincare clinic was busier than it had ever been. “We were fully booked and had big plans to scale the business,” recalls the founder of SKNDOCTOR. “But then Covid hit and booking after booking was cancelled. My appointments went to zero and all of a sudden my…
The majority of Germans believe their country’s “golden age” has passed, according to a new poll that casts doubt on its future role as Europe’s de facto leader on the eve of Angela Merkel’s departure. Research by the European Council on Foreign Relations found 52pc of Germans are pessimistic about the future, believing the best…
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan last month, and have since declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”. Their new interim cabinet is entirely male and made up of senior Taliban figures, some of whom are notorious for attacks on US forces over the last two decades.
He said: “There are commercial reasons that we have cancelled the contract, but what I can tell her is that it was also clear to us that the vaccine in question that the company was developing would not get approval by the MHRA [The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ] here in the UK,”…
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In a statement before the announcement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said while the pandemic “is far from over”, the “phenomenal vaccine programme, new treatments and testing” mean the UK is “able to live with the virus without significant restrictions on our freedoms”.
Andrew Neil has resigned as chairman and presenter of GB News, fuelling speculation that his departure could trigger an exodus of staff from the channel. The former Sunday Times editor and BBC interviewer confirmed weeks of speculation over his future by announcing he was stepping down from the fledgling news network. His decision came as…
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In a statement on its website, Valneva said: “Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company, today announced that it has received a termination notice from the UK Government (HMG) in relation to the Supply Agreement for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001.
Yvette Cooper, Labour MP and chair of the Home Affairs Committee, said: “We’ve been concerned throughout that there just weren’t proper follow-ups on the checks that were done, and as a result you just had these huge gaps in the home quarantine system and that’s what made it easier for the Delta variant to spread.”
“Any tax incentive is now all but gone unless you are a cash buyer, so the group of buyers in the market right now are motivated by other things, with low mortgage rates a key driver, along with a new group reviewing what their longer term working pattern means for where they could live,” says…
In August, Hybrit, a joint venture between Swedish firms SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, made its first delivery of green steel using hydrogen from the electrolysis of water with renewable electricity, while another firm H2 Green Steel is planning to open a hydrogen plant in 2024.
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez…
“But while the terrorists imposed their burden of grief and suffering, and while the threat persists today, we can now say with the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our belief in freedom and democracy; they failed to drive our nations apart, or cause us to abandon our values, or to live…
At the first major gathering of the international car industry in Europe since the pandemic the discussion is very different from past shows – the focus is firmly on environmentally-friendly mobility. Theo Leggett reports from the International Motor Show in Munich, Germany.
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Emma Raducanu is playing in only her second Grand Slam tournament Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app British teenager Emma Raducanu reached the US…
In July, Mr Biden gave an optimistic speech about how Americans soon would be declaring their “independence” from the virus. Because of the Delta variant, that independence day has failed to arrive. This, in turn, has taken a toll on the US economy and public perceptions of how the president is handling the pandemic. This…
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KPMG has vowed to ensure that a third of its senior employees come from working class backgrounds, making it the first large British business to set a target for socio-economic diversity in the workplace. The accounting behemoth is aiming for 29pc of its partners and directors to come from the demographic by 2030. KPMG defined…
Ikea is to buy the flagship Oxford Circus store occupied by Topshop in a £385m deal following the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s retail empire. It will give the Swedish furniture chain a presence at the heart of London’s shopping district amid booming demand for its products since lockdown was lifted. Topshop fell into administration last November after years of…
“More and more small and medium-sized companies are ceasing to trade (in Britain) because of these hurdles,” said Michael Schmidt, president of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany. They “simply can’t afford the extra burden of keeping up to date and complying with all the kicked-in customs rules such as health certificates for cheese…
Raducanu was ranked 361st in the world at the start of June, having never played in a top-level senior tournament Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website…
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Chairman of the Independent Care Group, Mike Padgham, said it was a “huge opportunity missed for radical, once-in-a-generation reform of the social care system”, adding it would not address the staffing crisis which was “sending the sector into meltdown on a daily basis as care providers struggle to cover shifts”.
“Losing a job unexpectedly is always a cause of unhappiness, shock, and sometimes anger, as shown by the way many employees react to redundancy, even when there has been proper consultation, and even when it is never suggested their performance was not good enough,” the tribunal found.
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The government is expected to announce an increase in National Insurance, likely of 1.25%, to raise billions of pounds to pay for helping the NHS catch up with lost time and treatment after the pandemic, and to help improve and pay for social care in England.
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This week sees the launch of a new round of applications for the 10,000 Black Interns programme – an initiative aiming to make high-flying careers in the corporate world more accessible. Amise Ophelia-Brown completed an internship via the programme and went on to secure a permanent role in executive search at Marlin Hawk in London.…
The Government’s hopes of agreeing a Brexit trade deal with New Zealand by the end of August failed to materialise as negotiators are still locking horns on key areas such as “digital, financial services and mobility”. The Department for International Trade had said in June that an agreement in principle could be reached before September,…
Students across the UK have gone back to school after their summer break and a year disrupted by Covid. Most restrictions for students have been lifted, with face masks requirements and isolation bubbles gone. Those in Scotland still have to social distance.
As a result, in Munich, many of the World’s largest carmakers will be conspicuous by their absence. There will be no General Motors, no Ford, no Toyota, and no Stellantis, which makes Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall, Fiat and Alfa Romeo vehicles, among others.
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Emma Raducanu has reached the last 16 in back-to-back Grand Slams Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app British teenager Emma Raducanu thrashed Spain’s Sara…
The ISU union, which represents borders, immigration and customs staff, said Border Force had been “chronically under-funded for years” at major airports, with new recruits directed to inland and international trade to address issues arising from Brexit.
The advertising industry elite were forced to abandon their pilgrimage to the French Riviera in June. Lavish yacht parties along La Croisette were replaced with online seminars as Covid put a stop the excesses of Cannes Lions for the second year in a row. Yet the long arm of the pandemic did more than just upset…
The Archbishop, Justin Welby, said he was “deeply grateful” for the years of service, adding: “My prayers are with him and Sarah, both for his future ministry and for the direction in which they are being called in their continuing journey of dedicated service to Christ.”
Seqirus, which supplies vaccines to GP practices and pharmacies in England and Wales, said: “Due to unforeseen challenges linked with road freight delays, we have informed all our customers of a consequent delay to their scheduled vaccine delivery by a maximum of one to two weeks.
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One man in Flushing, New York, said his residence was prone to flooding “but what I saw last night is unimaginable”. “I have never seen water coming in all directions,” Tedla Asfaw, 60, told the BBC. “There’s huge damage here. It’s a big hit for us.”
“We are focused on actively recruiting drivers across the country, offering local people local employment with job security in the waste and recycling sector, and an attractive package that includes flexible, part-time hours with no overnight stays, fitting around family life and helping work/life balance,” said FCC Environment’s operations director Steve Longdon.
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Sarah Storey has 17 golds among her 28 Paralympic medals in total Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website Sarah Storey won her 17th Paralympic gold to become Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian of all time. The 43-year-old…
“The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organisation policies. This means we remove accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban and prohibit praise, support, and representation of them,” a Facebook spokesperson told the BBC.
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While many advanced economies around the world have provided huge amounts of stimulus to fuel spending, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prioritised investment in infrastructure, privatisation of state-owned businesses and tax reforms to drive growth.
At times he seemed defensive, noting that Americans were warned 19 times to exit Afghanistan before the August US military withdrawal. He accused Afghan leaders, allies on whom the US had depended, of “corruption and malfeasance”. And he blamed the Trump administration for negotiating what he characterised as an inadequate withdrawal agreement with the Taliban.
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Wales’ all-time leading try-scorer Shane Williams made a BBC documentary exploring concussion in 2020 One season of professional rugby could be enough to see a decline in a player’s blood flow to the brain and cognitive function, a new study claims. The University of South Wales research followed a professional rugby team over the course…
“Five years ago, you wouldn’t really think about delivery,” says Mr Fox. “Now, you’d be thinking: on a Saturday night, how many delivery orders would you be having, and where are you going to put them, and how can it be done in a way that it doesn’t interfere with the customer flow and customer…
Still, there’s always a fear that the next storm could be “the big one”. Kenneth McGruder has lived in the lower 9th ward for more than 30 years. He evacuated for Hurricane Katrina and, like many others, came back to find his house under water. He is an older man who speaks openly about the…
For years many, schools have had a link to a local uniform shop, where all pupils must go to get kitted out. Although many parents see this as a way of supporting local business, for plenty of other families it just limits their chances of getting something cheaper elsewhere. This new law is aiming to…
“If the situation continues and employees of the government don’t get their salaries and a businessman cannot get his money from the bank for trading, the result of this is very horrible, and there will be poverty in the society as well, and no one can solve that issue,” one man told Reuters.
Dr Gavin Dabrera, from PHE, said: “We already know that vaccination offers excellent protection against Delta and, as this variant accounts for over 99% of Covid cases in the UK, it is vital that those who have not received two doses of vaccine do so as soon as possible.
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“For a retailer without physical stores and a company that is virtually unknown to anyone but their target audience, Shein has utilised social media to reach consumers directly and become arguably the biggest digital clothing retailer,” said Juozas Kaziukėnas, founder of research firm Marketplace Pulse.
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He reckons there is a number of reasons for the shortage. “There’s Brexit to consider, with thousands of drivers no longer able to work here. And also, during lockdown, products weren’t moving across the country in the way they normally would. Now everything’s opening up again, and the workforce just isn’t there to deliver the…
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But there remain many clamouring not to be left behind, including interpreters who had worked for the British military, security guards from the UK embassy, Afghan soldiers trained by British forces, those who worked with international organisations and academics.
“My advice to other children that maybe want to get into this space is don’t force yourself to do coding, maybe because you get peer pressured – just as if you like cooking, do cooking, if you like dancing, do dances, just do it to the best of your ability,” he said.
Published 20 July 2021 Last updated 26 August 2021 + show all updates 26 August 2021 The page has been updated to mark the consultation as concluded, with an outcome published. 20 July 2021 First published.
The table, which had previously been erected in Seven Dials, represents an invitation to “come to the table” for discussions about fossil fuel. Chairs were left empty to represent an invitation to all those who identify as female, nonbinary or trans.
Asked if Brexit is responsible for the supply chain problems, Mr Walker responded: “I think so, but it’s a ‘self-inflicted wound’ rather than an inevitable consequence of Brexit, caused by the government’s failure to appreciate the importance of HGV drivers and the work they do for us.”
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Shops are at risk of being left with empty shelves in the run-up to Christmas as recruiters warned that the labour crisis gripping the economy is set to continue until next year. Lorry drivers are in particularly short supply, causing stock shortages across the construction and hospitality industries, while food manufacturers, pubs and restaurants are…
Mr Biden was speaking after leaders of the G7 – which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, plus the EU – discussed the Afghan crisis during a virtual meeting. The UK and other allies had urged the US to stay beyond 31 August to allow more relief fights.
A group of 10 moderate Democratic lawmakers had threatened to withhold votes on the blueprint unless the House first approved a $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill. That package includes funding for roads, bridges, the power grid, public transport and internet.
Ryanair will stop flying from Northern Ireland in October, blaming the high costs of operating at Belfast’s two airports for the decision. The Irish airline will abandon operations at Belfast International and Belfast City airports from the autumn and base its aircraft at cheaper airports elsewhere in the UK and Europe. The airline blamed the…
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Armed forces minister James Heappey said about 1,800 “eligible people” or UK passport holders remained in Afghanistan – as well as 2,275 Afghans who can be resettled having worked for the UK government, and a further list of people from “wider Afghan civil society who we would like to get out if we’re able”.
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Tony Goodger, of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, said the industry body would contact members who required staff and work with the Ministry of Justice to put them in contact with prison services, in a bid to recruit people about to leave prison or current inmates.
“Rather than having greater access to the facilities, services and opportunities that help people to improve their lives, those in more deprived communities are disproportionately faced with choices that can often prove harmful. While the gambling industry may offer some much-needed employment in these areas, it usually takes much more than it gives, leaving a…
Kabul airport has become the epicentre of the crisis in Afghanistan, with many thousands seeking to flee the country after the Taliban swept to power last week. The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet witnesses the atmosphere on the tarmac as men, women and children are evacuated from their homeland.
Crowds have been gathering daily, hoping to be allowed on to a flight. Those who work with the US and its allies, as well as people who have campaigned on issues like human rights, fear they may face reprisals at the hands of the Taliban if they are unable to leave.
Elsewhere in the city, things are far calmer. It feels like a different world. Shops and restaurants are opening up, though at a fruit and vegetable market stallholders tell me there are still significantly fewer people out and about. One man, selling cosmetic products, says there are far fewer women in particular, though it’s not…
“While we wait for new recruits to complete their training, which can take up to nine months, the logical solution would be to introduce a temporary visa scheme to keep the vehicles moving. After all, there is no point in picking and packing food if there is no one available to move it to buyers.”
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Detail This notice applies to supplies made on or after 1 January 2021. It applies to visitors from outside both Northern Ireland and the EU (overseas visitors) who make purchases from retailers in Northern Ireland. The VAT Retail Export Scheme is no longer available in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). You can only buy tax-free…
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“Following the Euro 2020 related boost in June, retail sales fell in July to their lowest level since shops reopened in April, but still remain well above pre-pandemic levels,” said Jonathan Athow, deputy national statistician for economic statistics at the ONS.
The site, founded in 2016 by Essex businessman Tim Stokely, has come under fire in the past after a BBC News investigation found under-18s had used fake identification to set up accounts on the site. In June, BBC News found that under-18s sold explicit videos on the site, despite it being illegal for people to…
There has been continuing chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans carry on with their attempts to escape from the Taliban. A child was filmed being handed over the wall to a US soldier. Taliban fighters have also fired in the air, and US soldiers have used tear gas to control the crowds of people.
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Millions of British consumers have been given the green light to proceed with a landmark £14bn case against Mastercard over its fees in a decision that paves the way for the UK’s first mass consumer claim. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled that Walter Merricks, the former financial ombudsman, can represent some 46m consumers…
FTSE 100 bosses took a 17pc pay cut on average last year as the pandemic squeezed earnings for some of the country’s highest paid executives. Blue-chip companies paid a median rate of £2.7m to their chief executives, according to new research, with short-term bonuses and basic salaries reduced in light of the economic effects of…
Five days after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, many are still waiting for help. At least 1,941 people are known to have died in Saturday’s powerful quake. The search for survivors has been hampered by heavy rains brought this week by Tropical Storm Grace. Nearly 10,000 people have been injured and hospitals were left overwhelmed.…
In June, the IMF gave Afghanistan its latest loan instalment which was approved in November. In the same month, the UN published a report which stated that the “primary sources of Taliban financing remain criminal activities,” including “drug trafficking and opium poppy production, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, mineral exploitation and revenues from tax collection in…
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I’ve heard references to women’s rights in conservative Arab societies including Saudi Arabia, or Qatar. A founding member of the Taliban once blurted out that university classes would have to be segregated, areas partitioned, with obligatory head coverings.
However, in February, a US District Judge threw out most of the lawsuit, saying Whole Foods and its parent, Amazon, had not engaged in racial discrimination or violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act – which specifically prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment.
Detail This notice cancels and replaces VAT Notice 700/56 (July 2017). Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.1 of this notice. 1. Overview 1.1 What this notice is about This notice explains the: basic principles of how we treat insolvent businesses procedures which insolvency practitioners are asked to…
Nominations are still open for the WorkL Workplace Awards 2021, an event that recognises companies who have achieved high levels of employee engagement over the past year. Supported by The Daily Telegraph, the awards will highlight UK employers with high workplace satisfaction scores, based on a staff survey. Winners will be awarded gold, silver and…
Despite chaotic scenes at Kabul airport, the British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, was still said to be working alongside UK staff and the armed forces to process visas for eligible Afghans who are also being evacuated from the country.
“I think it’s too easy to upload an app and straight away put your name, email address, payment details in, without actually understanding fully where that information may be shared and why it’s being used,” said Suzanne Gordon, director of data protection at the ICO.
Temporary changes have been put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). We are reducing paper contact and ask you to submit your partial exemption request forms electronically. You can email your completed forms to PESMcovid19@hmrc.gov.uk. Find out more about how to prepare your Partial Exemption Special Method request forms. This guidance will…
Exploiting a person’s “fullz” – by, for example, making purchases using their details – can wreck their credit score. A bad credit score can have life-changing implications: it affects your chances of applying for a loan, or getting a mortgage, or even opening a new bank account.
George Lusty, the CMA’s senior director for consumer protection, said: “Over recent years, we have taken strong action to protect people buying tickets from resellers online, and the secondary ticket websites are now worlds apart from those we saw before the CMA took action.
From 9/11, to intense fighting on the ground, and now full withdrawal of US-led forces, here’s what happened. 9/11 11 September 2001 Al-Qaeda, led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, carries out the largest terror attack ever conducted on US soil. Image caption The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubble Image copyright by Getty…
The mountains and valleys may not be quite as dramatic. The swirling fog might need a little more CGI to achieve maximum impact. And the extras may not have been quite as well built. Even so, all things considered, Amazon has decided that the latest season of its epic Lord of the Rings series, one…
Zuhal, a 20-year-old student who has been helping those displaced, told the BBC: “Ceasefire, just like an immediate ceasefire, just stop the fighting because we cannot get up another day and see a child filled with blood, a mother crying for her son – we cannot see that anymore.”
“The industry has got a clear plan to decarbonise aviation, and there are a lot of opportunities and proven technologies that can do that,” says Andy Jefferson, programme director at an organisation called Sustainable Aviation, which works on behalf of the government and the industry, including manufacturers and airports.
It called for an end to “expensive” PCR tests, saying: “The requirement for passengers to pay for PCR tests, even when fully vaccinated and returning from low-risk destinations, [is] out of step with the rest of Europe and holding back the recovery of UK airports and airlines”.
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Published 4 July 2007 Last updated 13 August 2021 + show all updates 13 August 2021 The New Computerised Transit System list has been updated, 1 supplier has been added. 22 March 2021 The New Computerised Transit System list has been updated, 2 suppliers have been removed. 17 March 2021 A new supplier has been added…
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For years, Mr Ghani tried to sideline the warlords in an attempt to boost the Afghan National Army, and now he is turning to them in his hour of need, the BBC’s Ethirajan Anbarasan says. Earlier this week, the president also agreed to arm pro-government militia.
While she said that this is “starting to translate” into higher pay and better benefits for some workers in particular sectors, she added that employers also need “more support from government”, including a more flexible immigration system and an “effective, long-term plan on skills.”
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A geothermal energy company plans to extract lithium alongside power plants in Cornwall after finding record concentrations of the metal. Geothermal Engineering said tests had found concentrations of lithium higher than 250mg per litre in waters deep underneath the county – higher than in geothermal waters anywhere else in the world. It already planned to use the waters…
“Either they just intended to commit theft and steal the assets, or they were acting like a white hat hacker to expose a bug, to help Poly Network make themselves more strong and secure,” Mr Robinson, who routinely advises governments and law enforcement agencies about crypto-related crimes, explained to the BBC.
For years, Mr Ghani tried to sideline the warlords in an attempt to boost the Afghan National Army, and now he is turning to them in his hour of need, the BBC’s Ethirajan Anbarasan says. Earlier this week, the president also agreed to arm pro-government militia.
11 August 2021 Updated Section 6.5 – Creative industries statistics 3 August 2021 Updated list for Capital Gains Tax (3.12) 27 July 2021 Pre release list for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) statistics has been updated 21 July 2021 An update to the Scottish Income Tax Outturn and Welsh Income Tax Outturn statistics pre-release list.…
Andrey Chuprygin, an expert working with the Russia International Council, said the stance of the Russian government was – “let them join this thing, and we’ll see what the result is. If it works out well, we can use it to our advantage. If it turns out badly, then we had nothing to do with…
In July, Amazon was sued by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission in an effort to force it to recall hundreds of thousands of goods.These included faulty carbon monoxide detectors, appliances without sufficient protection against electric shocks, and children’s clothing that did not meet fire standards.
How to register for payrolling benefits and expenses If you’re intending to payroll benefits and expenses, you must register them with HMRC using the payrolling employees taxable benefits and expenses service. You must do this before the start of the tax year. Using the online service for payrolling benefits and expenses means that you will…
Due to the delay, Ms Diaz rebooked her flight for 24 hours later, however, when she received her negative test result at 13:26 BST on 21 July, the day she had originally planned to fly on, she was required to do another test at Edinburgh Airport as her original test results were now outside of…
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Echoing the scientists’ findings, UN Secretary General António Guterres said: “If we combine forces now, we can avert climate catastrophe. But, as today’s report makes clear, there is no time for delay and no room for excuses. I count on government leaders and all stakeholders to ensure COP26 is a success.”
“Our models have gotten better, we have a better understanding of the physics and the chemistry and the biology, and so they’re able to simulate and project future temperature changes and precipitation changes much better than they were,” said Dr Stephen Cornelius from WWF, an observer at IPCC meetings.
The London-listed company said on Friday that it believed it could better positioned under Carlyle’s ownership, noting the “reported uncertainties relating to the impact on Vectura’s wider stakeholders arising as a result of the possibility of the company being owned by PMI (Philip Morris)”.
There have been repeated warnings over the length of hospital waiting lists in England. A record number of patients are currently waiting for surgery – such as hip or knee replacements – with more than 385,000 patients waiting more than a year, compared to just 1,600 before the pandemic.
Published 26 October 2020 Last updated 7 August 2021 + show all updates 7 August 2021 Information added on how to claim a repayment if you make a mistake using the duty off-set mechanism and pay more excise duty that is needed. 18 December 2020 New ‘Duty Drawback, Duty Stamps and Fiscal Marks’, ‘Changes to excise…
If you are a business who brings goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) or a country outside of both the EU and UK, you will need to submit declarations for those goods. If you do not have experience in customs or would like to find more information, you can sign…
“We’ve seen over a couple of months, and years actually, how climate change is unfolding; it’s really staring us in the face,” said Dr Heleen de Coninck, from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, who is a coordinating lead author for the IPCC Working Group III.
6 August 2021 Updated the HMRC Announcements document with the publication date of the ‘Scottish VAT assignment – Experimental Statistics 2019 estimate’ publication. 5 August 2021 Announcement regarding a change to the release date of the UK regional trade in goods statistics: second quarter 2021. 2 July 2021 Added announcement regarding Charity Tax Relief statistics…
“This is a strong report,” said Aberdeen Standard Investments deputy chief economist James McCann, adding that it would “cement” the view that the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, was likely to begin slowing the pace of its large-scale asset purchases.
It said in a statement: “Morrisons directors believe that the increased Fortress offer is in the best interests of Morrisons shareholders as a whole, and accordingly unanimously recommend that Morrisons shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions required to implement the increased Fortress offer.”
“Regardless of what Apple’s long term plans are, they’ve sent a very clear signal. In their (very influential) opinion, it is safe to build systems that scan users’ phones for prohibited content,” Matthew Green, a security researcher at Johns Hopkins University, said.
The lack of available candidates continued to decline rapidly in July, driven by “concerns over job security due to the pandemic, a lack of European workers due to Brexit, and a generally low unemployment rate”, the report by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said.
Published 16 February 2021 Last updated 5 August 2021 + show all updates 5 August 2021 The value rates for fresh fruit and vegetables for the effective period 6 August 2021 to 19 August 2021 have been added. 22 July 2021 The value rates for fresh fruit and vegetables for the effective period 23 July 2021…
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “We are committed to opening up international travel safely, taking advantage of the gains we’ve made through our successful vaccination programme, helping connect families, friends and businesses around the world.”
Relations between the British and French governments have rarely been so dreadful since the origins of the entente cordiale and the long alliance under Lord Aberdeen in the 1840s. The diplomatic earthquake of Brexit has collided with the political character of Emmanuel Macron, who combines ultra-Europeanist ideology (when it suits him) with Bonapartist methods and…
Several initiatives were already underway, including green apprenticeships for nuclear engineers and wind turbine operations, green skills “bootcamps” delivering free training for adults, and a scheme to boost skills in electrification technologies, she added.
4 August 2021 Planned downtime for the Company Accounts and Tax Online service from 5pm on Friday 6 August 2021 to 9am Monday 9 August 2021 has been added. 4 August 2021 Planned downtime from 5pm on Friday 6 August 2021 to 9am Monday 9 August 2021 has been added. 1 July 2021 The service…
Speaking ahead of the July decision, England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said the JCVI were confident vaccines would protect children to a high degree. But he said more research was taking place as children do not tend to suffer severely from Covid, and the experts wanted to ensure the benefits of the jab…
3 August 2021 The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators have been updated. 22 July 2021 The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators have been updated. 15 July 2021 The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators have been updated. 9…
“It has already started playing up the passion that its customers have for its food, but if it hopes to get back to the heights of giving out bonuses to its staff then it needs restrictions permanently eased, pandemic contingency plans in place and, almost inevitably, another vegan sausage roll of a PR campaign.”
“We also have to recognise that people want, badly, to go on their summer holidays, we need to get the travel industry moving again, we need to get our city centres open again and so we want an approach that is as simple as we can possibly make it,” he said.
“Our employees had a chance to be heard during a noisy time when all types of voices were weighing into the national debate, and at the end of the day, they voted overwhelmingly in favour of a direct connection with their managers and the company,” Amazon said in a statement.
The US company buying Meggitt for £6.3bn has guaranteed jobs at the defence contractor for only one year despite pledging to be a “responsible steward”. The board of the FTSE 250 company has recommended the 800p a share from Parker Hannifin, which represents a 71pc premium to Friday’s 469p closing price but is only 15pc…
A Freeport tax site is an area of land where businesses can claim certain tax reliefs. They’re independent and separately authorised from Freeport customs sites, but they can cover the same area of land. You can claim relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when buying any land or buildings in a designated Freeport tax…
“That says we’re getting more and more penetration into the broadest swath of the market, which is people who are consuming animal protein, but again, are hearing this information about their health or maybe hearing about climate, or maybe uncomfortable with factory farming, they’re deciding to cut down on their consumption of animal-based products.”
“They are trying to get me out of the country without my permission,” she said in a video posted on the Telegram channel of the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), a group that supports athletes jailed or sidelined for their political views.
The announcement was met with some criticism, with Kate Nicholls, the boss of UK Hospitality calling the announcement “a hammer blow” for a struggling industry trying to rebuild, while Mark Harper MP, who chairs the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative backbenchers, said the government was “effectively moving to compulsory vaccination”.
Published 4 April 2014 Last updated 1 August 2021 + show all updates 1 August 2021 The temporary change to the time limit for notifying an option to tax has now ended. The temporary change to allow options to tax to be signed electronically has now been made permanent. 29 June 2021 The temporary changes on…
Published 14 May 2020 Last updated 1 August 2021 + show all updates 1 August 2021 The temporary change to the time limit for notifying an option to tax has now ended. The temporary change to allow options to tax to be signed electronically has now been made permanent. 29 June 2021 The temporary changes on…
Hannah Slaughter, an economist from the Resolution Foundation, told the BBC that over the majority of the pandemic, the highest rates of furlough was among the under 25s, but the most recent data it was the over 60s who were more likely to be furloughed.
After KT Tunstall postponed her touring plans over concerns she could become completely deaf, she’s told the BBC about how she’s struggled with hearing loss throughout her career. She spoke to Colin Paterson about what she’s been going through – and why she doesn’t feel like she’s going through it alone. Read more: Tunstall scraps…
“In May 2021, the FCA notified us that it had started an investigation into our compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, potential breaches of some of the FCA Principles for Businesses and related FCA rules for anti-money laundering and financial crime systems and controls between 1 October 2018 to 30 April 2021,” Monzo said…
Annual tax summary The HMRC Self Assessment team are sending email alerts to some customers to say that their annual tax summary is available to view. The emails have the title ‘Your Annual Tax Summary is ready’. The emails also explain what is in the annual summary. These emails will never ask you to give…
Taxpayer-backed NatWest has smashed profit expectations after surfing the wave of a house price boom and post-lockdown economic rebound, allowing it to restore investor payouts in a move that will hand the Government £190m. NatWest has been able to release money previously set aside to cover a possible surge in toxic debts as Covid hammered…
“The property market will be forced to think of more creative ways to utilise this space, to avoid exacerbating the already high rates of long-term voids across our retail destinations which are not only unsightly and costly for landlords, but also have a negative impact on surrounding stores,” she said.
Nearly 70% of adults have received at least one jab, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control. But vaccination rates are varied across the country. Southern and western regions, which are now experiencing Covid outbreaks, have much lower rates.
Published 7 November 2014 Last updated 29 July 2021 + show all updates 29 July 2021 Newsletter 8 – July 2021 has been added to the page. 8 July 2021 ‘Newsletter 7 – July 2021’ has been added to the page. 17 June 2021 Newsletter 6 – June 2021 has been added to the page. 21…
Martin Lewis, who founded the charity, said: “The UK is facing an epidemic of scam adverts. Our advertising rules were set up to police soap manufacturers making false cleanliness claims, not to tackle sophisticated, psychologically adept, digital organised crime, based around the world.
You must tell HMRC if, when you made the claim, you were not eligible for the grant. For example: for the first or second grant, your business was not adversely affected for the third, fourth or fifth grant, your business had not been impacted by reduced activity, capacity or demand or inability to trade in…
The concerns centred on the potential use of compulsory purchase orders – a legal process by which land or property can be obtained, for instance for major infrastructure projects, without the the consent of the owner if deemed in the greater public interest.
Barclays has unveiled a four-fold jump in first-half profits and resumed dividend payments as Britain barrels out of its worst recession in centuries. Pre-tax profits at the bank soared to £5bn for the first six months of this year – four times higher than the same period in 2021 – following an improving economic outlook…
Finalists have been revealed for this year’s Black British Business Awards, an annual event that celebrates the achievements of some of the UK’s top corporate bosses and entrepreneurs. Now in its eighth year, the awards highlight “exceptional business talent” across six industries: arts and media; consumer and luxury; start-ups; financial services; professional services; and STEM…
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. American gymnast Simone Biles was praised for prioritising “mental wellness over all…
Introduction Border Force works alongside other government departments and agencies to prevent the import of illegal firearms (including their component parts), ammunition and offensive weapons into the UK. What counts as a firearm Firearms are lethal barrelled weapons and other weapons including: rifles shotguns handguns automatic and semi-automatic firearms CS gas canisters, pepper sprays and…
A record number of civilians have been killed as a result of the conflict in the first half of this year. The UN blames most of the 1,600 civilian deaths on the Taliban and other anti-government elements. The fighting has also forced many people to flee their homes – around 300,000 have been displaced since…
In a letter to Nasa’s administrator Bill Nelson, released on Monday, Mr Bezos wrote: “Blue Origin will bridge the HLS [Human Landing System] budgetary funding shortfall by waiving all payments in the current and next two government fiscal years up to $2bn to get the programme back on track right now.
As Britain’s healthcare system gasped for air under a Covid-19 surge in mid-January, Australians were hitting the beach. The height of summer drew people to Bondi’s white-sand crescent in droves, with an invasion of bluebottle jellyfish deemed to be a bigger threat than the pandemic. Many credited the freedom to Australia’s zero-Covid strategy under which…
In a stock market statement, Ultra said the £35.16-a-share offer would be subject to “consideration and satisfactory resolution of other terms and arrangements, including the establishment of safeguards for the interests of Ultra’s stakeholder groups”.
26 July 2021 The list of Customs Freight Simplified Procedures: traders – third party service providers has been updated. 12 July 2021 An email address for BluJay Solutions Ltd (Grosvenor International Systems Ltd) has been added to Customs Freight Simplified Procedures: traders – third party service providers. 7 July 2021 The list of Customs Freight…
Initially, the course addresses issues such as cutting costs, staying on top of bills and strengthening savings. It goes on to bigger financial lifestyle issues, including the financial considerations of starting a family, buying a home and funding retirement.
Det Supt Alex Bingley, of the Central West Command Unit which covers policing in Westminster, said: “This was clearly a very distressing incident for the woman involved and officers have spent time with her, whilst she was being treated for her injury, to get an account of what happened.
And he says there’s no single party that can solve the problem: “This needs people to come together. I think it’s a significant moment and a really big opportunity, particularly for those centres and high streets where there is no future for retail, for radical, bold, thinking. I think it could be exciting.”
The aerial battle was keenly contested throughout South Africa: (12) 17 Try: De Klerk Pens: Pollard 4 British and Irish Lions: (3) 22 Try: Cowan-Dickie Con: Biggar Pens: Biggar 4, Farrell The British and Irish Lions drew first blood in the series against South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at half-time to…
Nearly 15 years after a burst housing bubble tipped the world into the worst financial crisis for a century, booming property markets are triggering an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu. From New Zealand to South Korea, prices are soaring. An Auckland fixer-upper, which couldn’t even boast its own toilet, changed hands for more than NZ$2m…
Opening with the ferocious alt-rock anthem Smile, it’s a masterclass in dynamics and pacing, as they intersperse their biggest hits (Bros, Don’t Delete The Kisses, Moaning Lisa Smile) with the dreamy, layered soundscapes of their latest album, Blue Weekend.
The pair have had to pay upfront to keep the room on at the hotel, but their travel insurance will reimburse their costs. As Samantha is the one with coronavirus, her new flight home is also covered, but Charlotte will have to pay for her flight home, because her travel insurance doesn’t cover her if…
Published 31 December 2020 Last updated 23 July 2021 + show all updates 23 July 2021 C118 sections 1 to 6 have been updated to clarify the information you need to apply for Authorised Economic Operator status. 31 December 2020 First published.
Published 1 January 2014 Last updated 23 July 2021 + show all updates 23 July 2021 Updated the standard and lower rates of landfill tax. 30 October 2018 The rates in the how tax is charged section have been updated. 5 June 2018 Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2017 to…
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According to Twitter, the tweets that resulted in Mr Trump’s ban for “glorification of violence” were from 8 January, two days after the rioting in the nation’s capital. The riot followed his repeated claims, without evidence, that the election was rigged in Joe Biden’s favour.
Mike Lynch, the alleged architect of Britain’s biggest corporate fraud, has suffered a crucial defeat in his fight against extradition to America as he seeks to avoid potentially decades in prison. The Autonomy founder, who is wanted on charges of fraud over the sale of the software company, moved a step closer to trial on…
Chi Onwurah, Labour’s shadow business minister, said: “This news is bittersweet – for those sub-postmasters who lost their jobs, homes, and reputations, for those who have still not had their convictions overturned and so will not be in scope, and for those who lost their lives, for whom this news comes too late.”
1. Overview 1.1 About this notice This notice explains what an approved business needs to do to hold and move excise goods in duty-suspension within the UK. You should read it if you’re: already authorised as an excise warehousekeeper with approved warehouse premises registered as an owner or duty representative of excise goods approved as…
Manchester Originals 135-6 (100 balls): Lee 42 (39), Farrant 3-25 Oval Invincibles 139-5 (98 balls): Van Niekerk 56*, Cross 3-28 Invincibles won by five wickets with two balls remaining Scorecard The Hundred in 100 words Oval Invincibles pulled off a thrilling victory over Manchester Originals as the women’s Hundred began with a bang at The…
McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen were accused of ignoring shipments of painkillers being diverted to illegal channels, while J&J allegedly downplayed the the risk of addiction in its marketing materials for opioids, which the firm stopped making in 2020. All companies have denied the allegations.
This guidance refers to chapters and headings in the UK Global Online Tariff. If you’re importing goods into Northern Ireland, or if this guidance does not include your item, read more information. Most electrical goods are classified under chapter 85. There are exceptions, such as computers which are classified under chapter 84. Find out more…
“You’re inheriting an exceptional situation characterized by the absence of a president to serve as your shield, a political crisis unprecedented in the history of the country, galloping insecurity, a morose and precarious economic situation,” said Mr Joseph, who has returned to his former role as foreign minister.
Published 16 December 2020 Last updated 21 July 2021 + show all updates 21 July 2021 The ‘Authorised Use Eligible goods and rates, version 1.1, dated 22 March 2021’ document has been replaced. 24 March 2021 The United Kingdom Customs Tariff: Reliefs from Import Duty and the Authorised Use: Eligible goods and rates, version 1.1, dated…
Dr Steve New, professor of operations management at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, told the BBC that previously, because Vietnam has been effective at containing Covid, it has been able to respond rapidly with short local shutdowns. But he said that as the situation worsens, “it will be much harder to pursue this…
Successful first crewed launch of Blue Origin Capsule lands safely after 10-minute flight Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen and 82-year-old Wally Funk celebrate feat Capsule had biggest windows ever flown in space giving unique views of Earth Blue Origin blasted off – and landed safely – sending Jeff Bezos and its three crew…
The regulator has been making noises about trying to clamp down for a while, but now the government wants to tighten up the rules and make it illegal to pay someone to write or host a fake review. Hitting the host sites as well as the company being reviewed is the easier and potentially more…
He added: “I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story – the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned – I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.
Published 23 April 2014 Last updated 19 July 2021 + show all updates 19 July 2021 The Capital gains summary notes (2021) have been updated. 6 April 2021 The Capital gains summary form and notes have been added for tax year 2020 to 2021. 22 May 2020 Helpsheets HS307 Non-resident Capital Gains for land and property…
Prof Daniel Mills, a veterinary behavioural specialist from the University of Lincoln, who has seen the footage, said: “A gunshot going off is going to be startling, seeing another horse suddenly drop, these are all going to be very distressing for a horse in this situation.”
“Whether they’ve got a pass or they pay, they have got to touch the machine one way or the other so they are stood in our vicinity for five, 10, 15 seconds. If they aren’t wearing a mask, they are breathing and exhaling in that small space where we are.
Morrisons is testing supermarkets with no checkouts or staff that would let customers simply walk out with their bag of shopping in a move to rival Amazon’s Fresh stores. The grocer, which is the subject of a multi-billion pound takeover tussle, has been testing the concept known internally as Project Sarah at its Bradford head…
Jeremy Hunt, chairman of the Commons health select committee, said on Saturday that the government was likely to have to reintroduce some controls in the autumn, as rising case numbers and hospital admissions meant the NHS was facing a “very serious” situation.
Prof John Edmunds, an epidemiologist from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a government adviser on the Sage committee, said the Beta variant was at low levels in the UK but, as immunity from vaccines increases, “conditions are right” for it to gain an advantage.
More than 400 undocumented migrants are on hunger strike in the Belgian capital Brussels. Many of them have lived in the country for years and they want it to be easier for them to become legal residents, which would allow them to work officially. Produced, filmed and edited by Sira Thierij.
Another bar worker says: “I worked as a barmaid in an independent craft ale pub. One night after closing up [the landlord] came behind the bar, pushed me up against the wall, put my hands above my head and kissed my neck. I think I froze in fear, but the only response I could muster…
Published 13 September 2019 Last updated 16 July 2021 + show all updates 16 July 2021 Planned downtime from 9:30pm on Saturday 31 July to 3:30am Sunday 1 August 2021 has been added. 21 June 2021 Planned downtime from 9:30pm on Saturday 26 June 2021 to 10:30pm Saturday 26 June 2021 has been added. 1 June…
16 July 2021 Planned downtime from 6pm to 7pm on Sunday 18 July 2021 has been added. 6 July 2021 Planned downtime from 7pm to 7:30pm on Tuesday 6 July 2021 has been added. 1 July 2021 Planned downtime from 6pm to 8pm on Sunday 4 July 2021 has been cancelled. 30 June 2021 Planned…
You’ll need to tell us about your turnover if you traded in 2019 to 2020 as well as any of the following tax years: 2018 to 2019 2017 to 2018 2016 to 2017 Turnover includes the takings, fees, sales or money earned or received by your business. Before you claim You must: Work out your…
“If you look over what people have done, and in fact if you look at what people intend to do now, people have been incredibly good at saying, ‘I may be a relatively low risk, but people around me are at high risk, and I’m going to modify my behaviours’,” he said.
“I think our relationship with China, in many ways will be as a partner. If we’re going to tackle climate change, we’re going to have to do this together. We live on the same planet. They will be a customer and a client of many of our businesses. And then absolutely, we should have the…
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Research from the US, involving more than 90,000 pregnant people found no risk, and experts say there is no reason to think there is any increased risk of miscarriage – as the vaccine does not appear to cross from the mother to child via the placenta.
“I feel unfairly penalised. Furlough has been brilliant in that it has protected my job. But I didn’t expect to come out of the other side – with a deposit, no debt, a perfect credit rating, all of the things that should make me an ideal first time buyer – only to find out that…
The N3 highway is usually a thriving trade artery, running north-west between South Africa’s port of Durban and its economic heartland of Johannesburg. Today, however, it’s entirely closed, threatening to cut off the supply of food and medicines in a nation that is already being ravaged by Covid-19. The shutdown follows protests triggered by the…
Andy Byford, London’s Transport Commissioner, said: “The transport network is cleaner than ever, with an enhanced cleaning regime, hospital grade cleaning products, widely-available hand sanitizer and UV light fittings on escalator handrails to kill viruses.
Mr Ghosn was taken to the Tokyo Detention Centre where he was given prison clothes and confined to a cell. “All of a sudden I had to learn to live without the watch, without the computer, without the telephone, without the news, without the pen – nothing,” he said.
A shock jump in US inflation to its highest level in 13 years stoked fears of price pressures boiling over, turning up the heat on the Federal Reserve’s rate-setters. Fears of the world’s biggest economy overheating were fuelled by the consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly jumping from 5pc to 5.4pc in June – the largest…
Published 1 January 2010 Last updated 13 July 2021 + show all updates 13 July 2021 The list of VAT appeals that HMRC has lost and that may have implications for other businesses has been updated. 6 May 2021 The list of VAT appeals that HMRC has lost and that may have implications for other businesses…
14 July 2021 Service availability message added with details of ongoing network issues. 13 July 2021 Details of intermittent issues with EMCS added. 2 July 2021 There will no longer be downtime on between Thursday 8 and Friday 9 July. 1 July 2021 Planned downtime from 11:59pm on Thursday 8 July 2020 to 1:30am Friday…
Boris Johnson announced on Monday night that Covid vaccine passports are set to be introduced for the first time in England, while, at the same time, urging people to take a cautious, gradual return to normality when Covid restrictions are lifted on July 19. The Prime Minister said that nightclubs and other venues with large…
First minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, confirmed masks would continue to be required on public transport and in healthcare settings “even if” Wales relaxes restrictions. Rules regarding face coverings are due to be considered next month in Northern Ireland, while Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to make an announcement about restrictions on Tuesday.
Marcus Rashford was one of three players to miss a penalty for England in the 3-2 shootout defeat at Wembley England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford apologised for his penalty shootout miss but said he “will never apologise for who I am” after he was one of three players subjected to racist abuse following…
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England’s bid to end their 55-year wait for a major trophy ended in the familiar agony of defeat in a penalty shootout as Italy claimed the Euro 2020 crown at Wembley. On a night of anticipation, tension and ultimate heartbreak in a feverish atmosphere, England looked on course for their most joyous day since 30…
“The pandemic may have been a collective experience, but the impact has been fragmented in so many ways, with women especially facing particularly acute stresses from the blurring of lines between home and work,” Debbie Bullock, wellbeing lead at Aviva said.
Sir Richard Branson became the first person to go into space in his own ship on Sunday, beating rival billionaire Jeff Bezos by just days in what he called “the dawn of a new space age”. The British entrepreneur touched down safely in New Mexico after a hair-raising flight with his company Virgin Galactic that…
“I want to send my congratulations and that of my family to you all on reaching the final of the European Championships, and send my good wishes for tomorrow with the hope that history will record not only your success but also the spirit, commitment and pride with which you have conducted yourselves.”
The plant’s construction offers a further advantage, too. Because the Ace grows in a way that sends leaves to the top and fruit toward the bottom, it’s much easier for bees to access the flowers to pollinate them. The berries then grow on individual shoots, rather than in a cluster, which makes the harvesting process…
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Carla Clarke, head of strategic litigation at Child Poverty Action Group, which represented the mothers and children, said: “This is a hugely disappointing judgment which fails to give any meaningful recognition to the reality of the policy on the ground and its desperately unfair impact on children.”
On Friday, Couzens’ defence barrister told the court his client’s admission of murder “represents a truly guilty plea and remorse for what he did and, as he put it to us this morning, he will bear the burden for the rest of his life – his words – ‘as I deserve’.”
“Our customers increasingly go online for entertainment, so earlier this year we took the decision to gradually phase out the sale of DVDs and CDs, so that we can dedicate extra space to food and popular products like clothing and homewares,” Sainsbury’s said.
From 9/11, to intense fighting on the ground, and now full withdrawal of US-led forces, here’s what happened. 9/11 11 September 2001 Al-Qaeda, led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, carries out the largest terror attack ever conducted on US soil. Image caption The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubble Image copyright by Getty…
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“On the one hand we’re being told that the restrictions are too onerous, and on the other we’re being told that we’re being too loose in terms of lifting those restrictions. And that’s the balance, that’s the nature of political judgment,” he told Sky News.
NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson said: “Trust leaders know self-isolation requirements are an ongoing source of frustration for some staff, particularly amongst those who have had both vaccinations, tested negative and want to support their colleagues at a time when there is very high pressure on staffing levels.
Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to hike payouts to shareholders as oil prices surge amid a global post-Covid recovery. The FTSE 100 business will pay out 20pc to 30pc of cash flow from operations, starting from its second quarter results on July 29. It has not specified whether this will be through increases in the…
Morrisons is at risk of being loaded with debt and stripped of its property portfolio, one of the City’s of London’s biggest institutions has warned in an unusual public rebuke to the buyout consortium that has agreed to acquire the supermarket in a £9.5bn deal. In an escalation of tensions between public and private equity…
Burberry’s turnaround has been plunged into uncertainty after its boss Marco Gobbetti quit to return to Italy as chief executive of a luxury fashion rival. Marco Gobbetti’s decision to step down as chief executive at the end of the year sent shockwaves through the City, at one point wiping £1bn off Burberry’s market valuation. The…
Amazon and Google are facing a competition investigation over their failure to tackle a plague of fraudulent product reviews which may have misled millions of people online, as regulators step up their crackdown on big tech. The US behemoths have been accused by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of failing to prevent a rash…
EE has become the first mobile operator to bring back roaming charges for UK customers in Europe after a ban was scrapped because of Brexit. The BT-owned company will levy a fee of £2 a day on travellers who join as a new customer or upgrade their phone after July 7. The bill will apply…
Thousands of homeowners are set to benefit after investor Aviva and housebuilder Persimmon Homes agreed to “landmark” commitments on leaseholds as part of the competition watchdog’s investigation into unfair practices in the sector. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Aviva – which invested in freeholds from developers – has agreed to remove ground rent…
The boss of Channel 4 has gone into battle with the government over the privatisation of the Bake Off broadcaster as ministers launched a consultation on its future. The chief executive, Alex Mahon, painted a dark picture of life outside government ownership just hours before the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, fired the starting pistol on…
JP Morgan Chase has bought UK robo wealth manager Nutmeg as it plots an assault on the British banking market. The Wall Street giant said the deal will complement the mobile banking service it plans to launch in the UK later this year under the Chase brand Nutmeg has expanded rapidly since its launch in…
Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to confirm that state pensions would rise as quickly as wages this year, but insisted that the so-called triple lock was “still government policy”. With pay expected to increase by as much as 8pc as battered earnings recover from the Covid crisis, the triple lock rule would commit the Government to increasing…
Ministers have been urged to back plans for an electric car battery “gigafactory” with hundreds of millions of pounds of additional spending, or risk falling behind the rest of Europe. The £500m set aside to attract battery manufacturers is nowhere near enough according to Kevin Brundish, chief executive of Scottish firm AMTE Power, which is…
Boohoo is preparing to bring a Debenhams store back to the high street in a bid to secure deals with major beauty brands. John Lyttle, chief executive of Boohoo, which bought Debenhams in January, said it is in talks to open a small store outside of London just months after the department store chain shut its remaining…
Boris Johnson has been accused of “strangling” the aviation sector following the abrupt collapse of one of Britain’s biggest regional airlines. Whitehall officials scrambled contingency plans after Stobart Air, which operates a string of short-haul and services on behalf of Aer Lingus, British Airways and KLM, ceased trading and called in liquidators. Around 480 jobs…
BrewDog’s founder has been accused of fostering a “rotten culture” that made staff feel “burnt out, afraid and miserable”. In an open letter to the UK’s largest craft brewer, more than 60 former employees claimed that founder and chief executive James Watt had created a culture of fear that made staff feel afraid to speak out. The former employees claimed the letter…
Swathes of the internet including Amazon, Reddit and many news outlets went offline on Tuesday following a glitch affecting a relatively obscure cloud computing company. Dozens of major websites and hundreds overall were rendered inaccessible when Fastly started experiencing issues, leaving the likes of the Government’s gov.uk domain, streaming services Twitch and Spotify unavailable for…
Brussels has been defeated in its bid to freeze the UK out of cutting-edge research programmes in quantum, artificial intelligence and space research. In a move championed by a senior French official, the European Commission wanted a blanket ban on UK participation in certain parts of the €100bn (£86bn) Horizon Europe funding programme deemed particularly…
Rishi Sunak declared victory on Saturday in a clampdown on tax avoidance by global tech giants after thrashing out a deal with G7 finance ministers to ensure they pay more tax. The move marks the biggest overhaul of international tax rules for decades, forcing the world’s largest companies to pay a global minimum tax on their profits…
The viability of London’s flagship HS2 station is at risk after Boris Johnson refused to give Sadiq Khan a long-term bailout for the capital’s transport authority. Transport for London, chaired by London mayor, risks being forced to mothball a series of public transport upgrades after TfL was only given a six-month grant to keep it afloat. Mr…
Britain’s businesses and workforces are adjusting to life outside of the EU and there are early signs that exporters are proving resilient, but that the UK’s exit from the bloc could have a serious impact on the UK labour market. Nissan is in advanced talks to build an electric car battery gigafactory at its plant in Sunderland…
Inflation in the eurozone hit the highest level in more than two years after economies started to lift coronavirus restrictions and rebounding demand exacerbated supply bottlenecks. Consumer prices rose an annual 2pc in May, higher than economists had predicted, with rising energy costs driving the jump. Germany, Spain and Italy – three of the four largest eurozone…
Small investors fighting a potential takeover of London-listed lithium miner Bacanora by a Chinese mining giant believe their campaign is gaining traction after the company fired a shot across their bow reminding them of City rules. The small shareholders, who claim to number about 400 individual investors holding 6pc of Bacanora between them, are battling a possible…
Airbus is ramping up production of its jets in a sign of confidence that the aviation industry will bounce back strongly from the pandemic. Guillaume Faury, chief executive of the airline manufacturer, said it will speed up the rate at which it builds jets as he declared the aviation industry was “beginning to recover from…
Eurostar services will remain below pre-pandemic levels for the next four years, costing British taxpayers tens of millions of pounds. A complex legal agreement means that the owner of the high-speed line between London and Folkestone on which Eurostar services run can bill lost income from reduced services to the Exchequer. Eurostar, currently running just one service…
GB News will attempt to shake up the broadcasting landscape when the news network launches its TV channel in early June. The news service, spearheaded by veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil, has announced plans to go live on Sunday June 13. In a tweet, the channel said it would launch at 8pm with a special programme, ‘Welcome…
A permanent shift to working from home is set to slash office demand, push up house prices for years to come and even bring an end to the flagship retail store, experts have said. Demand for office space will fall by around one-fifth, according to analysts at Barclays, as the majority of bosses plan to make…
A village fete is rarely complete without an array of vintage cars parked on the grass for motoring fans to admire. But now historic car owners are warning the switch to electrification and the red tape resulting from Brexit threaten the survival of businesses that keep these classic vehicles on the road. The vintage car…
Things were going well for Mohammad Paknejad and his restaurant, Nutshell, before Covid came along. Pre-theatre crowds lapped up his modern Iranian food in Covent Garden, the seemingly permanently busy heart of London’s West End. Six months after he and his wife set up business in mid-2019, good reviews and happy customers meant he was…
EasyJet has been forced to scale back its summer schedule following the confusion from ministers over when holidaymakers should jet off on holiday. Chief executive Johan Lundgren admitted to being baffled by the Government’s advice on flying abroad and said ministers will face tough questions from the travel industry if they refused to put more…
Royal Mail bosses are hoping that a surge in profits during the pandemic will satisfy billionaire investor Daniel Kretinsky when they meet the “Czech sphinx” next week. The company revealed pre-tax profits hit £726m during the year to March, a fourfold increase on a year earlier, underscoring its dramatic turnaround. Revenues jumped 16.6pc to £12.6bn as…
Zhang Yiming, co-founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, told employees of the Chinese technology giant in a memo that he will step down as chief executive, the company disclosed on Thursday. He will be succeeded by co-founder Rubo Liang. The move, first reported by Reuters, represents the biggest corporate shake-up at ByteDance since its launch in 2012. The company…
London Underground is gearing up for the return of thousands of City workers by reopening of “The Drain” between Waterloo and Bank stations. The Waterloo & City line, which has been shut for 14 months, will reopen on June 21, Transport for London said. It issued the statement before Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of…
Social distancing on buses in England will end next week as ministers give operators the green light to double the number of passengers allowed on each service. Every forward facing seat will be available for passengers from Monday, meaning strangers will sit next to one another for the first time since the pandemic hit. In…
For Jake Harris, rooting through car boot sales with his grandfather started as nothing more than a hobby. It wasn’t until he came across a rusty John Grey vintage snare drum for £10 that he began to take it more seriously. Just 18 at the time, Harris sold the snare drum for £200 on eBay.…
Shops bearing the Dixons, PC World and Carphone Warehouse names are set to disappear from the high street this year as Dixons Carphone rebrands the entire business as Currys. The electricals retailer said the Currys PC World, Carphone Warehouse, Team Knowhow and Dixons Carphone stores in the UK and Ireland will be renamed by October. It will mark the end of…
One British inventor will be watching the birth of Dominic Cummings’ brainchild – the new Advanced Research and Invention Agency, or Aria, with a keen interest. Twenty years ago, Andrew Fentem pioneered a tactile, low cost “multitouch” user interface for small computers that revolutionised how they could be used. The British state’s leading innovation body vowed…
It’s a democratic right. The Scottish people have spoken. And the will of the electorate shouldn’t be ignored by a Government in Westminster they didn’t vote for. Over the next year we will hear an endless series of arguments from the Scottish Nationalists about why there should be a replay of the 2014 referendum on…
Greggs could repay more than £87m it received in furlough support at the height of the pandemic as it predicted profits could hit pre-Covid levels later this year. Roger Whiteside, chief executive of Greggs, said it would decide whether to repay the relief obtained through the Government’s Job Retention Scheme at the end of the year. It came as…
The US unexpectedly announced last week that it would join India, South Africa and others in supporting a proposal at the World Trade Organisation to temporarily suspend intellectual property (IP) rights for Covid vaccines. In theory, this would free up other companies to make copies of proprietary vaccines owned by the likes of Pfizer and…
There are few more contentious and confounding moral issues in the modern world than drug patents. It’s hard to think of another area where commercial logic so frequently butts heads with societal need and capitalism can pose such ethical angst. If you have the ability to cure a disease, how can you possibly withhold it…
Debenhams stores will close their doors for the last time next week, finally ending its 242-year presence on the high street. The department store chain said its remaining 49 stores will shut for the final time on May 12 and May 15 following its collapse late last year. Boohoo bought the Debenhams brand and website for…
Ikea has launched its delayed “Buy Back” scheme allowing customers to sell their old furniture back to the retailer. The initiative, originally scheduled to launch in November but postponed due to the second national lockdown in November, is now available across Ikea stores in England. Customers can earn up to £250 per returned item, which…
Frasers Group plans to spend £60m between now and July to buy back shares, despite warning less than a month ago of a £200m hit from the pandemic. Shares of the FTSE 250 retail group owned by industry magnate Mike Ashley shot to the top of the FTSE 250, up 29.5p to 545p – its highest…
The UK will enjoy its strongest year of growth since modern records began in 1948 as the economy surges back to life after a rapid vaccine rollout, the boss of Barclays has predicted. Jes Staley said he expects the UK to have a very robust recovery alongside the US, posting its biggest rebound for decades on…
NatWest will move its headquarters out of Scotland after 294 years if the country becomes independent, chief executive Alison Rose has said. Ms Rose said the bailed-out bank would be forced to act because it is simply too big for the Scottish economy to support. The lender – which last year changed its name from Royal…
Nestle plans to close a confectionery factory and cut almost 600 jobs by moving production of some products to Europe. The Swiss firm is proposing to close its site in Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne, towards the end of 2023, with the loss of about 475 jobs, and cut a further 98 jobs in York. “We have…
Chuka Umunna has had a tricky first 10 days in his new career as an investment banker. The former Labour leadership hopeful could hardly have walked into a bigger storm as JP Morgan’s head of “doing the right thing”. The Wall Street titan has played a crucial role in the doomed plans for a breakaway European…
The mergers watchdog has warned that the £6.8bn takeover of Asda by the billionaire Issa brothers could push prices up at the pump and demanded extra assurances to prevent a full-blown investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority’s probe identified 36 areas across the UK where the tie-up could lead to higher prices for motorists. EG…
The price of Bitcoin plunged by as much as 15pc on Sunday in the biggest slide for almost two months, just days after reaching a new record. The cryptocurrency was trading at $53,991 after sinking as low as $51,707 earlier in the day – about $12,000 below record highs set on Wednesday. Ether, the second-largest token, dropped almost…
Stamp duty cut and pent-up demand help push average property price past £245,000 House prices in the UK jumped to a new record last month, with the average price of a property rising beyond £245,000, according to one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders. But Halifax, which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, cautioned that such…
House prices in Britain leaped to a new high in July, in a “surprising spike” after the market was put on pause earlier this year, according to Halifax. The bank said a “mini boom” in the market had pushed average property values up by 1.6%, or £3,770, month-on-month in July. Across the UK the average…
Yorkshire building society has relaunched 90% mortgages for first-time buyers and cut its interest rates, in a rare piece of good news for those trying to get on to the housing ladder. The lender, which suspended 90% home loans earlier this month after unprecedented demand from buyers, said these deals would only be available when…
As the cost of buying a property continues to exceed the budgets of many homebuyers, the prospect of paying less – but for much, much longer than previous generations – has emerged. Recent research from Santander suggests that almost half of buyers would consider taking out a mortgage for a 40-year term in order to…
First-time buyers and homeowners remortgaging their properties have been given some good news at the start of the year as a number of lenders have cut their rates in an increasingly competitive market. Last week HSBC dropped rates on 31 different mortgages while the market-leading product for a 10-year fixed-rate loan also went down. The…
Date:Tuesday 4th January 2011Author: Susanna Kavka New research conducted by Halifax and Lloyds TSB has revealed where the most expensive properties lie, with a source from the former organisation pointing out that such houses tend to be clustered in small areas. Nitesh Patel, housing economist at Halifax, noted that the priciest street in the UK…
Date:Tuesday 4th January 2011Author: Max Freedman A representative from Coventry Building Society has suggested an interest rate rise could be on the cards for mortgage holders. Colin Franklin, sales and marketing director at the company, made his remarks after the firm lauded the security offered by capped products. He said: “The base rate is expected…
Date:Friday 31st December 2010Author: Max Freedman Research by Halifax has shown the south of England enjoyed the best of the house price rises in 2010, with a source from the firm expecting this trend to continue in the coming year. Suren Thiru, housing economist at the company, made his remarks after the publication of the…
Date:Thursday 30th December 2010Author: Max Freedman Consumers worried about the effect the upcoming VAT hike will have on their household finances may welcome a reduction in fees on a selection of Santander mortgages. The firm has announced that certain fixed-rate and tracker arrangements will have their fees reduced by £200, altering the price of the…
Date:Thursday 30th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The financial benefits of signing up to a Leeds Building Society mortgage have been lauded by a source from the company. Kim Rebecchi, sales and marketing director at the firm, made her remarks after the brand announced it would alter the terms on its two-year discount deal to become…
Date:Thursday 30th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The financial benefits of signing up to a Leeds Building Society mortgage have been lauded by a source from the company. Kim Rebecchi, sales and marketing director at the firm, made her remarks after the brand announced it would alter the terms on its two-year discount deal to become…
Date:Wednesday 29th December 2010Author: Max Freedman A mortgage expert from Halifax has highlighted how the past decade has been tough for people seeking home finance deals. Martin Ellis, housing economist at the company, pointed out that there has been a general “tightening” in the lending criteria demanded by financial institutions. “The substantial rise in house…
Date:Friday 24th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The actions of UK lenders are holding back the housing market, an expert from newhomesforsale.co.uk has claimed, but consumer confidence could be set to increase in the coming year. Vernon Pethard, managing director of the website, suggested policies implemented by the coalition appear to be receiving a degree of…
Date:Friday 24th December 2010Author: Max Freedman Homeowners should be prepared for an interest rate hike in the coming year, according to a source from unbiased.co.uk. Karen Barrett, chief executive of the website, pointed out that many commentators expect a rise in the base rate in 2011 after seeing it held at 0.5 per cent for…
Date:Thursday 23rd December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka Landlords are likely to enjoy strong levels of demand for their accommodation in the new year, according to an expert from Property Hawk. Chris Horne, editor at the website, suggested it is the “tightness” that is currently being seen in the mortgage market that will contribute most to this…
Date:Thursday 23rd December 2010Author: Max Freedman It is unlikely the mortgage market will need to deal with a significant rise in the base interest rate in the short term, according to an expert from Firstrung. Chief executive of the company Paul Holmes explained that such a move would hurt the UK’s economic recovery, as well…
Date:Wednesday 22nd December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka Landlords and letting agents have flocked to use the cash protection scheme set up by mydeposits.co.uk over the past few years, according to a representative from the firm. Eddie Hooker, chief executive of the company, described the enterprise’s popularity in the industry as “extraordinary”. Mydeposits.co.uk has just reached the…
Date:Wednesday 22nd December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka A housing industry commentator from Property Hawk has predicted rents could rise in the future due to market conditions. Chris Horne, editor of the website, explained that there is limited stock of rental properties and demand for such homes is very high due to the number of people finding…
Date:Wednesday 22nd December 2010Author: Max Freedman An expert from newhomesforsales.co.uk has claimed difficult mortgage lending conditions are not standing in the way of consumer interest in new properties. Vernon Pethard, managing director at the company, explained that the number of first-time buyers making enquiries on the site has increased by 2.5 times this year compared…
Date:Tuesday 21st December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka There may be significant savings to be made by mortgage customers if moneysupermarket.com is to be believed. The price comparison site claimed people could be £2,040 a year better off if they signed up for the Santander two-year fixed-rate deal at 2.45 per cent interest instead of the average…
Date:Tuesday 21st December 2010Author: Max Freedman Mortgage provider Halifax has noted that empty homes are still a “substantial” issue in some areas of the country. The firm unveiled its latest Empty Homes Survey this week and indicated that the number of properties classified as long-term unused has dropped for the first time in three years.…
Date:Monday 20th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka A source from Savills has suggested people applying for mortgage finance to take their first step on the property ladder are not currently being offered affordable terms. Lucian Cook, director of residential research at the real estate firm, pointed out that first-time buyers will often have to put together…
Date:Monday 20th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The amount of funds available for mortgage borrowers to apply for is restricted, according to a source from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Bob Pannell, chief economist at the organisation, made his comments after the institution published its figures for gross mortgage lending in November, with the figure…
Date:Monday 20th December 2010Author: Max Freedman There are a great variety of Santander mortgages available for customers to choose from, according to a source from the firm. Phil Cliff, director of mortgages at the company, made his comments after the group reduced the interest rates on several products, including a two-year tracker, two-year fixed-rate deal…
Date:Friday 17th December 2010Author: Max Freedman Second-chance mortgage rates can be higher for borrowers, it has been claimed. Catherine Hearnden, director at MyMortgageDirect, said individuals who have been knocked back for an initial mortgage loan can get good deals from second-chance lenders, but rates will often be higher. She commented: “They are not rated as…
Date:Thursday 16th December 2010Author: Max Freedman A Leeds Building Society mortgage spokesperson has hailed a new product for the value for money it delivers. Martin Richardson, general manager of marketing and business development, made his remarks regarding the two-year discount mortgage, which is available at 2.54 per cent interest. “We expect this impressive new product…
Date:Thursday 16th December 2010Author: Max Freedman A Leeds Building Society mortgage spokesperson has hailed a new product for the value for money it delivers. Martin Richardson, general manager of marketing and business development, made his remarks regarding the two-year discount mortgage, which is available at 2.54 per cent interest. “We expect this impressive new product…
Date:Wednesday 15th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The importance of mortgage applicants taking their first step on to the property ladder has been hailed by a representative from FirstRungNow.com. According to the website’s managing director Helen Adams, first-time buyers encourage movement in the housing market. She described how it is currently very difficult for such consumers…
Date:Wednesday 15th December 2010Author: Susanna Kavka The importance of mortgage applicants taking their first step on to the property ladder has been hailed by a representative from FirstRungNow.com. According to the website’s managing director Helen Adams, first-time buyers encourage movement in the housing market. She described how it is currently very difficult for such consumers…
Date:Wednesday 15th December 2010Author: Max Freedman The Building Societies Association (BSA) has suggested property purchase levels may rise over the
