Energy plans may cut £45 a year from bills
Getty Images Energy regulator Ofgem is proposing to cut consumers’ bills by £45 a year from 2021, largely by reducing the rate of returns to investors. Ofgem wants to set the returns at 4% – about 50% lower than under the previous price controls – to save £30 a year. The other £15 would come […]
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and rivals say they are not making too much money
House of Commons/UK Parliament L-R Gordon Gafa, Tesco, Kris Comerford, Asda, Rhian Bartlett, Sainsbury’s, and David Potts, Morrisons Supermarket executives have denied making too much money from soaring prices, telling MPs the industry is the “most competitive we have ever been”. Bosses from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons were grilled over high food and fuel […]
‘Disastrous’ copyright bill vote approved
Getty Images The changes could put an end to user-generated content, warn critics A committee of MEPs has voted to accept major changes to European copyright law, which experts say could change the nature of the internet. They voted to approve the controversial Article 13, which critics warn could put an end to memes, remixes […]
UK and France fail to agree scallop fishing deal
PA Honeybourne 3, a Scottish scallop dredger, was involved in the clashes in the English Channel in August The UK and France have failed to agree a deal to end a dispute over scallop fishing in the English Channel. Crews clashed in the waters last month over laws that allow British boats to gather scallops […]
Titanic director James Cameron accuses OceanGate of cutting corners
Watch: James Cameron told the BBC he “felt in his bones” what happened to the sub Hollywood film director James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic, has told the BBC the team who built the submersible which imploded with the loss of five lives had “cut corners”. OceanGate, the parent company of the Titan […]
Monica Galetti is Scotland’s first Seafood Ambassador
Shine TV Monica Galetti was a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals, until earlier this year Acclaimed TV chef Monica Galetti has been named as the first Scottish Seafood Ambassador. The former MasterChef Professionals judge will lead the way in encouraging UK hospitality venues to offer more Scottish seafood. Seafood from Scotland has created the new […]
Warrington Food Bank a vital asset, clients say
BBC More than 160 people volunteer at the food bank and many of them say it can help them as much as they help others Warrington Food Bank, which opened in 2012, now feeds about 350 families a week in the town and those in charge expect that number to grow. Those who use it […]
TikTok launches £54m fund for European creators to make videos
Getty Images TikTok is launching a $70 million (£54m) fund to pay some European creators for their content. It’s the first time the app’s made money available to EU users. It wants to hold onto existing talent and attract new ones. The video app says it wants to “help support ambitious creators” and says it […]
What’s behind the global boom?
AFP The collapsed dam in Laos caused massive flooding in the Mekong Delta The collapse of a newly built dam in Laos has shone a spotlight on a worldwide construction boom. Many thousands of hydropower dams are either planned or under construction – across South East Asia, South America, the Balkans and Africa. Laos has […]
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s ‘no unemployed’ remark attacked
“There are no unemployed people. We’ve created 3.5 million new jobs since 2010.” Opposition parties have criticised Chancellor Philip Hammond after he said “there are no unemployed people” during a BBC interview. Mr Hammond made the comment as he played down the threat posed to people’s jobs by new technology. He later insisted the government […]