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Royal Mail on track to return to annual profit after strong Christmas
Great Britain’s energy system operator pauses access to grid connection queue
Great Britain’s energy system operator has been forced to block new electricity projects from joining the decade-long queue for a grid connection, to stop the growing logjam from delaying vital green developments.
The National Energy System Operator (Neso) says it plans to use the “short pause” to overhaul application rules …
German economy shrinks for second year in a row
Germany’s economy has shrank for a second consecutive year for the first time in more than two decades, highlighting the challenges the next government will face after snap elections in February.
As voters prepare to head to the polls amid heightened political uncertainty in Europe’s largest economy,
Currys says national insurance change has caused period of ‘depressed hiring’
Currys has announced it is to bring in more automation and that it is entering a period of “depressed hiring” after changes to employers’ national insurance, though it said the consumer environment “perked up” over the festive period with shoppers snapping up coffee machines and AI-enabled laptops.
The electrical goods …
Thames Water says it will raise base pay of bosses if Ofwat limits bonuses
Troubled Thames Water has threatened to increase the salaries of its executives if the industry regulator sees through on plans to
limit bonuses for the bosses of water companies
.The company, which serves more than 16 million customers across the London area and the Thames valley, is …
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Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders
Global leaders have said that escalating armed conflict is the most urgent threat in 2025 but the climate emergency is expected to cause the greatest concern over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum.
Ahead of its yearly gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos next week, …
Dip in UK inflation will come as a relief and opens way for interest rate cut
unexpected decline in the inflation rate
, to 2.5%, is a fillip for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, opening the way for an interest rate cut next month.While much of the bond market sell-off in recent days has been driven by global concerns, part of it related …
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
three climate activists were arrested
forthrowing soup over
Sunflowers
by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery. The Just Stop Oil protest landed on the national front pages. But will the action help further the activists’ cause to end …Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves
UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after
a week of turbulence in financial markets
.With the government under pressure on the economy, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased to 2.5%, below …