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Company admits delay in rolling out devices to 204,700 customers, with deadline less than two years awayThames Water has admitted it has failed to install a single smart water meter under a flagship £70m programme to fit hundreds of thousands of the de…
Regulator urged to expose the hidden commission fees middlemen charge which inflate company billsA coalition representing 1m small businesses is urging the energy regulator to crack down on the rogue energy brokers who rip off firms, charities, care ho…
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s younger brother, who was a top lobbyist for failed crypto exchange FTX, considered purchasing the island nation of Nauru in the Pacific to create a fortified apocalypse bunker state…
Some local branches to defy teaching unions’ advice to accept deal over recruitment concernsStrikes in schools across England may still happen in September, after local branches of the largest union representing teachers told the Observer this weekend …
Plans to make closure of accounts more transparent may ‘undermine’ measures against money launderingNew government rules meant to boost the transparency of bank account closures after Nigel Farage’s campaign against private lender Coutts, could have da…
Handwash and bubble bath sales also fall in first six months 2023, with cost of living blamedShoppers in Britain are shunning soap and similar items, as leading supermarkets report a drop in the sales of personal hygiene products amid the cost of livin…
Rightmove says average advertised rent in Great Britain is at all-time high of £1,231 a month outside the capitalPrivate rents in Great Britain have soared to fresh all-time highs and the average amount being asked for outside London is now a third hig…
Private lender’s reputation is at risk after decision to cut ties with former Ukip leader and comments about himNatWest boss apologises to Nigel Farage over Coutts account closure rowExplainer: What the new rules on bank account closures meanFor 331 ye…
Under Treasury proposals, lenders will have to explain why they shut accounts and give 90 days’ noticeNatWest apologises to Farage over Coutts account closureAnalysis: Farage affair is ‘a PR disaster’ for CouttsFollowing the furore over the closure of …
The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim to modernize the country’s payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and receive funds in seconds, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the central bank an…