Backlash after Pret changes coffee subscription deal
BBC News The coffee and sandwich chain says it will end its current subscription offer in September. The coffee and sandwich chain says it will end its current subscription offer in September.
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Probe started into house purchase payments delay
BBC News An incident with a global system delayed some major payments on Thursday, such as house purchases. An incident with a global system delayed some major payments on Thursday, such as house purchases.
Exit Bungee-jumping Ed, enter Shifty Ed as Davey attends the Post Office inquiry
Post Office Horizon scandal, Ed Davey, Politics, UK news, Post Office Business | The Guardian Ed couldn’t recall his first letter from Alan Bates but couldn’t explain why he replied telling Bates to stop bothering himFor much of the last two months we have been treated to an Ed Davey extravaganza. Bungee-jumping Ed. Roller-coasting Ed. Family…
Costco’s ‘emergency food bucket’ is a hit with apocalypse-minded shoppers
US news, Food Business | The Guardian For about $80 you can have a pail-full of food pouches with a 25-year shelf life to help cope with disasters of all sortsThe growing threat of climate change and the increase in unpredictable natural disasters that comes with it is leading survival-minded shoppers to a bucket of possible…
Zelenskiy to attend UK cabinet meeting in effort to disrupt Russian oil sales
Ukraine, Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Europe, World news, Keir Starmer, Oil, Vladimir Putin, Business, Commodities, Politics, UK news Business | The Guardian Ukraine’s president will ask for more help to block Putin’s growing ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers carrying sanctioned crude to buyersThe Ukrainian president, Volodmyr Zelenskiy, will attend an extraordinary meeting of the British cabinet on Friday…
Netflix adds 8 million subscribers due in part to success of Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton
Netflix, Media, Business, Baby Reindeer, Bridgerton Business | The Guardian Streaming service’s ad-supported subscription and live event streaming saw revenue reach $9.5bn in latest quarterThe international success of hits including Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton helped Netflix gain another quarter of revenue increases, as the streaming giant continued to draw in subscribers with ad-supported subscriptions and live…
Bamburgh judged UK’s best seaside destination by Which? readers for fourth year
Northumberland, Wales, Scotland, Travel, North of England, Lincolnshire, Consumer affairs, Business, UK news Business | The Guardian Northumbrian village was named as nation’s favourite, just ahead of Portmeirion and St AndrewsBamburgh, the Northumbrian village known for its sprawling sand dunes and imposing castle, has retained its title as the UK’s best seaside destination for the fourth…
How Taiwan secured semiconductor supremacy – and why it won’t give it up
Taiwan, Asia Pacific, World news, Computing, Electrocomponents, Technology Business | The Guardian Trump has accused Taiwan of ‘taking’ the US chip sector, but Taipei has been at the forefront of the industry for decades, and its future could depend on itThe Hsinchu Science Park, on Taiwan’s west coast, is lush and green, with streets neatly planned…
Solar power becoming standard even in UK’s soggy summer
Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, UK weather, Solar power, Environment, Household bills, Money, UK news, Energy bills, Consumer affairs, Energy Business | The Guardian Previously the idea was to sell electricity back to the grid, now the object is to power all of a household’s needsWhen solar panels were first sold in large numbers and heavily subsidised…
Eco homes near the sea for sale in Great Britain – in pictures
Money, Consumer affairs, Property, Environment Business | The Guardian From a Grand Designs-style property nestled underground to a remote timber-framed home on a hillside Continue reading… From a Grand Designs-style property nestled underground to a remote timber-framed home on a hillside Continue reading…