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The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, says the new arrangements, which are due to be provisionally implemented with their approval by the UK and European Parliaments still pending, represent “a huge change” for the territory. “One of the key things which has defined the past eight generations of Gibraltarians is the restrictions at the…
In years gone by, most people would get a bank account early in their adult life and stick with it for decades. Competition now sees banks try to win over new customers by offering cash to switch – but only if you use their current account as your main account. Many people have been put…
While the White House has been keen to push the scheme, reaction to it has been split. The White House’s argument is that Trump Accounts offer millions of children a way into stock ownership in the US, which it says has historically been “unevenly distributed, with many households – especially younger and lower‑income families –…
The main home-swap listings platforms vet their members and invite them to review one another. But the Association of British Insurers advises hosts to check that their home and contents insurance provides the cover they need before hosting guests. It also says it is worth checking your travel insurance before staying in someone else’s home…
No-frills airline EasyJet says it has agreed in principle to a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Management – just days after it had accepted an offer from a rival suitor. The Luton-based carrier said Apollo’s offer delivered “a superior outcome” to investors than the previous bid from US investment firm Castlelake that EasyJet…
He said that productivity, which measures how efficiently people work, has slowed down in the UK. It is also a particular problem in Wales where it is the lowest of the four home nations and around 15 percent lower than the UK average, external. People in Wales also earn lower wages than the UK average,…
Wilson said TASC applauded the goal to phase out fossil fuels, but condemned “the government’s continued reliance on dirty and dangerous nuclear power”. He said this created a “multi-generational financial and environmental liability”, leaving our descendants with years of flood defence maintenance and the “insurmountable challenge of safe, millennia-long, highly radioactive nuclear waste isolation, amid…
Ofcom received complaints from 1,881 customers who reported difficulties cancelling. It added that some customers resorted to having to cancel their direct debits, which led to further difficulties such as missed payments impacting their credit score. Black said Ofcom had introduced “further safeguards to prevent this from happening again”, including its “One Touch Switch” process…
Lauren Entwhistle, who also has two children, has experienced those financial pressures herself. After struggling with postnatal depression and managing her finances, she turned to Atlas Women’s Centre in Lisburn for support. Part of a network of women’s centre across Northern Ireland, she said the Atlas Women’s Centre helped put her back together. Now she…
Under the data-sharing programme, coordinated by the Public Sector Fraud Authority within the Cabinet Office, local authorities across London, as well as Edinburgh City Council, Birmingham City Council and Anglesey Council will work with Airbnb and listings confirmed as operating without permission will be removed. David Harvey from Westminster City Council, said the authority believes…
