Share to Facebook Drivers in the UK have been asked not to panic buy petrol in anticipation of rising prices due to conflict – so naturally some petrol stations now have lengthy queues. The conflict affects the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil and gas is shipped. […]
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Share to Facebook Money saving expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to millions of UK households – if you’re on a standard energy tariff, now might be the time to fix before the cheapest deals disappear. In a post on X, Martin explained that wholesale gas prices have spiked sharply, and that energy
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Share to Facebook Liverpool posted record-breaking revenue of £703 million for the 2024-25 season – but their profit after tax was just £8 million. So how does a club earning nearly three-quarters of a billion pounds end up with such a modest bottom line? The answer lies in rising costs. Where Did the £703m Revenue
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Share to Facebook BrewDog has been sold to US brewer and cannabis group Tilray for £33 million – but 38 bars not included in the deal will close immediately with 484 jobs lost. Tilray, which owns a raft of craft breweries in the US, bought BrewDog’s UK brewing operation and 11 of its pub venues
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Share to Facebook The average price of a house in the UK has risen above £300,000 for the first time, as buyers returned to the market after a December dip. House prices increased by 0.7% month-on-month between December and January, bringing the average price of a home to £300,077, according to new data from Halifax.
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Share to Facebook NS&I will cut its Premium Bond prize-fund rate to 3.3% (from 3.6%) for the April draw and beyond. The odds of any single bond winning a prize are also dropping slightly, from 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 23,000. This latest cut follows a series of reductions last year, which took the
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Share to Facebook Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says his technology firm Block is laying off almost half its workforce because artificial intelligence (AI) “fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company.” The layoffs will mean headcount at the company – which owns Square, CashApp, Afterpay, TIDAL and Bitkey – will fall to
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Share to Facebook Households across England are facing steep council tax increases for the next financial year, with more than four in five top-tier authorities preparing to raise bills by close to the maximum permitted amount. Analysis of Press Association data shows 125 councils, equivalent to 82% of England’s 153 top-tier authorities, are planning increases
Share to Facebook Nearly half of UK workers feel pressure to remain contactable while on annual leave, meaning they’re not truly resting even when they take time off. A new report from Employment Hero found that 44% of UK workers felt pressure to stay in touch while on holiday. Among 18-34-year-olds, that figure rose above
Share to Facebook The average UK monthly private rent is now £1,367, up 3.5% in the 12 months to January 2026, according to new ONS data released February 18th. While rents are still rising, the pace is actually slowing. This is the lowest annual inflation rate since March 2022, down from 4.0% the previous month.
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