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A new government fund has been announced to help steelworkers affected by job losses to start up new businesses. Ministers said the aim is to help steelworkers and their families in the Port Talbot area of South Wales affected by recent job cuts at the giant Tata site. Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said there will be another £13 million of support from a transition board set up following the job […]
Consumer group Which? has launched a £3 billion claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant has breached competition law by “forcing its iCloud services on customers”. It says Apple has encouraged users to sign up to iCloud to store photos, videos and other data and is therefore favouring its own products, while simultaneously making it difficult to use alternative products, ultimately stifling competition. Which? says Apple does not allow customers […]
Home buyers could typically save more than £40,000 by purchasing a “fixer-upper” property, according to analysis. The average asking price of a fixer-upper home is £327,224, which is £44,634 less than the £371,858 typical price tag for a home in Britain, Rightmove said. Rental prices have surged by 61% over the past decade, which could prompt renters to consider more affordable properties in need of refurbishment as a pathway to […]
Hospitality bosses have told Rachel Reeves her changes to National Insurance are “regressive in their impact on lower earners”, it has been reported. Signatories to the letter organised by UK Hospitality, and seen by The Sunday Times, have said that “some jobs on minimum wage will become unviable” as a result of the new threshold announced at last week’s Budget. The main tax rise in Ms Reeves’ fiscal statement was […]
A weak day of trading for miners and retailers has helped drag London’s FTSE 100 to a three-month low, while Vistry shares dropped sharply after it warned over cost pressures. The blue-chip index dropped 68.35 points, or 0.84%, to close at 8,072.39 on Friday, the lowest level since early August. Mining giants Antofagasta, Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto were among the day’s biggest fallers with losses of more than […]
The Government must do more to tackle cost and other barriers discouraging consumers from switching to heat pumps and electric vehicles, Which? has said. The consumer watchdog’s annual survey, now in its third year, tracks shoppers’ attitudes towards sustainability. Respondents identified a range of deterrents putting them off greener home heating and cars – such as cost, low awareness, insufficient information and concerns about availability and reliability. Which? said 71% […]
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