BBC News Soaring insurance costs have pushed up service charges over the past few years, a trade body says. Soaring insurance costs have pushed up service charges over the past few years, a trade body says.
BBC News Last week, a 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack after severe turbulence incident. Last week, a 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack after severe turbulence incident.
Health, US news, World news Business | The Guardian The company behind the weight-loss drug has made millions, but without health insurance it is unaffordable for many. George Chidi reportsGeorge Chidi, a politics and democracy reporter for Guardian US, recently came to Europe on holiday. He had been looking forward to eating his way around Paris…
Science, Construction industry, Cities, Greenhouse gas emissions Business | The Guardian Concrete is strong and durable – which is why it’s the basis for so much of our infrastructure. It’s also terrible for the planet, due to one key ingredient: cement, which is responsible for almost 90% of concrete emissions. Researchers have now found a way…
Water industry, Thames Water, Utilities, Business, UK news, Water bills, Consumer affairs, Money Business | The Guardian Water watchdog decision on bills in England and Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis loomsOfwat is poised to refuse most water companies’ requests to ratchet up consumer bills, with some getting as little as half of what…
Employment tribunals, Deafness and hearing loss, UK news, Benefits, Society, Work & careers Business | The Guardian Tribunal rules Paul Rimmer was subject to ‘character assassination’ and was not given specialist helpA profoundly deaf man has been awarded £50,000 damages after a judge ruled he was subjected to a “character assassination” by hostile jobcentre officials, who…
Facebook, Media, Meta, Technology, Disability, UK news Business | The Guardian Grace Wolstenholme tried to persuade Meta to take down the fraudulent page, which was trying to make money by copying her posts, for five monthsA young social media star with cerebral palsy says Facebook refused to take action after scammers used her content to set…
Keir Starmer, Politics, UK news, General election 2024, Labour, Economic policy Business | The Guardian Labour is throwing everything at growth and running away from thorny issues such as Brexit, tax rises and our ageing populationIt wasn’t quite John Major’s vision of old maids cycling through the mist to church. But the sepia-tinted memories Keir Starmer…
Home improvements, Money, Property, Consumer affairs, Consumer rights Business | The Guardian With cowboy builders on the rise, is it worth trying an online platform instead? Our correspondents suggest there may be pitfallsCowboy builders are a proliferating scourge which can drain a householder’s savings. In response, online platforms have sprung up which list “vetted” traders in…
The super-rich, Tax and spending, Politics, Tax, Money, UK news, Business Business | The Guardian Super-rich have left country to avoid being subjected to UK taxes on overseas income, conference hearsA London-based billionaire non-dom left the UK for good on the day that the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced the scrapping of the 225-year-old tax scheme in…