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Millions urged to read energy meters this weekend to avoid overpaying
Millions of people are being urged to send meter readings to their energy supplier this weekend to ensure they don’t overpay.The regulator’s price cap drops 12.3% on Monday 1 April, from a typical £1,928 per year for a dual-fuel household to £1,690 – an average saving of about £20 per month. Money blog – latest …
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Three fast-fashion firms sign agreement after greenwashing concerns
The competition regulator has urged UK fashion businesses to give accurate information about how environmentally friendly their clothes are after three fast-fashion firms signed a new agreement.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had initiated an investigation into Boohoo, ASOS and George by Asda over concerns about the way products were marketed as eco-friendly. Its initial …
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Travis Perkins boss to quit amid recent ‘under-performance’
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Entrepreneur to launch new Connection Heroes platform after national award win
A North East business owner has scooped a national award to help grow a new platform designed to boost human connections in the workplace. Di Gates, founder and owner of virtual consultancy Stick Theory, is one of scores of high-potential entrepreneurs from around the UK who have been awarded £50,000 each by Innovate UK, to …
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Jailed City trader loses appeal over 2015 Libor interest rate rigging conviction
The first City trader to be jailed for rigging Libor interest rates has lost his appeal against his 2015 conviction. Tom Hayes, 44, a former Citigroup and UBS trader, was handed a 14-year jail sentence – cut to 11 years on appeal – in 2015, which was one of the toughest ever to be imposed …
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Spills of raw sewage into England’s rivers and seas are worst on record
Spills of raw sewage into England’s rivers and seas reached their worst on record last year.Discharges of untreated sewage by water companies doubled from 1.8 million hours in 2022 to a record 3.6 million in 2023, according to new Environment Agency data. The number of individual spills also soared by 54% – from 301,000 incidents …
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Barclays apologises to customers over issues with payments
Barclays has apologised after customers experienced difficulties with payments into and out of accounts, as well as with its app, telephone and online banking services. The problems began on Tuesday evening and continued into Wednesday morning before the bank said, just before 6am, everything was working as it should. Money latest – Eight things that …
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US all of a flutter over UK online sports betting and iGaming operator
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Mortgage with £5,000 deposit and £500k limit launched – but there are some restrictions
First-time buyers are being offered the chance to pay a modest £5,000 deposit and potentially borrow up to 99% of a property’s value.The mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society is valid on places up to £500,000 and comes without a fee – but there are a few key exceptions. Money blog – latest updatesIt’s not available …
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AI risks up to eight million UK job losses with low-skilled worst hit, report warns
Up to eight million UK jobs are at risk from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report warning that the low-skilled would be worst affected.The effects of generative AI are already being widely felt as 11% of tasks done by workers are currently exposed, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said. …
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Weight loss drugs firm expands into heart disease treatment
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Rebuilding Baltimore bridge could cost more than $600m as closure to have trade implications
The collapse of the Baltimore bridge has trade implications, with the cost of rebuilding estimated to surpass $600m (£474.12m), experts have told Sky News. Local officials have said Baltimore port in Maryland, the United States – which sees more than a million shipping containers enter and exit every year – is closed for all maritime …

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