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Pubs could stay open longer under licensing reforms
Pubs and bars in England and Wales could see extended opening hours as the government launches a fast-track a review on “outdated” licensing rules. The plans could make it easier for venues to serve food outside and host more live music, in a bid to “remove unnecessary barriers”. Pub landlords and local communities will be…
Ticket prices set to rise by 15p as Heathrow able to recover runway project money
Heathrow Airport will be allowed to charge airlines more for its services to recover money spent on the early stages of its third runway project. The aviation regulator is permitting the airport to claw back up to £320m through higher airport charges to airlines for each passenger. This is likely to end up adding 15p…
UK drug price rises ‘necessary’, says Lord Patrick Vallance
The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent announcements from some of the world’s largest drug companies either pausing or scrapping UK projects. Critics in the sector say low prices for…
Keir Starmer criticises South East Water as 24,000 homes affected
Stuart Maisner, Hsin-Yi Loand Daniel Sexton,South East Getty Images People have been advised to boil tap water before drinking Water misery has returned for about 24,000 households in Kent and East Sussex with a water firm saying they do not expect supplies to be restored to all affected customers until midday on Thursday. South East…
Will Andy Burnhams devolution plan raise economic growth?
Some analysts have questioned whether those recent productivity figures are reliable, in part, because some of the high growth spots are in residential areas, and that they could be explained in part by errors in the data, external. Nevertheless, many economists do think Greater Manchester has performed better than other UK city regions over the…
