Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending
Consumer confidence hit its highest level in almost two years in July, according to research that indicated the closing stages of the men’s football World Cup and more people holidaying…
Car hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185
I booked a car hire at Heathrow through Holiday Autos on a visit to the UK and provided my flight number as requested. My flight was severely delayed, and when…
Tuesday briefing: To drill or not to drill – Burnham’s first big climate test
Good morning. What a difference a new job can make. “To have a shot at staying within 1.5C global warming, we can’t have any new oil or gasfields … It’s…
Student police officer, 23, charged with rape and kidnap of woman
Mohammad Hassan, 23, serving with Greater Manchester Police (GMP), has been charged with multiple offences A 23-year-old student police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnapping of a…
Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year
Hundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months after development in the area may have left…
‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis
There is a distinctive smell of cow manure in the air at the Duke of Westminster’s dairy farm near Chester. It is a world away from the collection of grand…
Ofcom investigates GB News over guest’s pride and paedophilia remarks
GB News is being investigated by the UK’s media regulator after a guest appeared to link pride parades with bestiality and paedophilia. The remarks are thought to have set a…
From ticket booking fees to shrinkflation, six other ways Burnham could cut cost of living
Andy Burnham has announced he will ban fake discounts and make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions in an effort to improve life for UK consumers. In the long run,…
Rush to find solar eclipse glasses as UK high street stocks run short
A frantic rush is on across the UK to find the right kind of protective eyewear ahead of Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse. High street stores are running out of eclipse…
Reform backer Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists
The businessman and Reform UK backer Arron Banks is facing calls to lay out the extent of his surveillance of journalists, described by an industry body as an “attack on…