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People struggling with high heating bills and other cost-of-living pressures are being encouraged to use a series of “Warm Welcome” spaces this winter. More than 20 places across North Tyneside, including community hubs, libraries and churches, are taking part in the scheme, which also sees free food and drink offered alongside a range of activities….
Harvey Nichols bought by owner of Sports Direct
Dubbed “Harvey Nicks” by Edina and Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous, the two often found an excuse to nip into the department store for a spot of shopping and a long liquid lunch in the heyday of the 1990s. But Catherine Shuttleworth, retail expert and boss of Savvy Marketing, said: “If you go into a Harvey…
Daily Mail owners takeover of Telegraph to face probe
In issuing the probe into the deal, Nandy said: “The public interest considerations concerned are the need for a sufficient plurality of views in each UK market for news media; and, the need for a sufficient plurality of persons with control of media enterprises serving every different UK audience.”
Energy investment of £28bn approved by regulator Ofgem
Energy regulator Ofgem has approved £28bn in investment to improve the UK’s energy network. Most of the funding in the five-year plan will go towards maintaining gas networks, but £10.3bn will be used to strengthen the electricity transmission network. Households will see an additional £108 added to energy bills by 2031 under the plan. But…
US-China trade tensions back as port fees take effect
The US and China started charging new port fees on each other’s ships on Tuesday, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies increase. China says its levies aim to safeguard the country’s shipping industry from “discriminatory” measures and apply to US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels but not Chinese-built ships. It comes in…
New Birmingham-Manchester rail link planned
The government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands. Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line had included a line between the two cities, but that part of the project was scrapped by Rishi Sunak’s government. On Wednesday, the government is expected…
