Salisbury becomes the first ultra-fast broadband city in Britain with ‘Fibre-to-the-Premises’ technology available to 20,000 households By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2020 Salisbury today became the first city in the UK to have universal access to ultra-fast fibre broadband. Openreach, the … Read more
The owner of British Gas has become the latest major company to axe thousands of jobs in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Centrica yesterday said it would slash 5,000 roles to speed up cost-cutting plans, a blow that came as chemicals firm Johnson Matthey announced plans to shed another 2,500 staff and Bombardier Aerospace … Read more
Pascal Soriot is on a mission. Not satisfied that in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic AstraZeneca has become Britain’s most valuable company, he believes that his scientists – together with those of Oxford University – are well on the way to producing the first proven vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the pandemic. Not … Read more
The creation of a unified British Unilever plc will doubtless be portrayed as a victory for the UK outside the EU. The reality is that it is a huge vote of confidence in the London Stock Exchange and the City. Given the choice of fading from view in the Netherlands, or being a big £108billion … Read more
Watchdog hits Lloyds with £64m fine after it failed to look after customers who had difficulty paying their mortgages Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and The Mortgage Business hit with £64million fine Banks failed to look after customers who had difficulty paying their mortgage Lloyds has already paid some £300million in redress to affected customers By … Read more
British Gas parent company Centrica will axe 5,000 jobs blaming impact of coronavirus On Thursday it was announced that British Gas will undergo a restructuring As a result its owner Centrica will remove about 5,000 jobs as they slimiline Most job cuts will take place in the latter half of 2020 with a lot of … Read more
Customers confused by TSB’s small print vindicated: Bank revamps terms on its £50 cashback offer and pays out to hundreds left out of pocket TSB launched a £50 cashback offer with Quidco last yearCustomers need to pay in £500 and make two transactions a month for the sum Many said the terms were unclear and … Read more
Football fans rejoice: there may be no European Football Championship, which was meant to kick off this week, but at least there is a feast of Premier League and Championship football to tuck into from next week. Many will be looking to catch as much of the action as possible after a three month gap … Read more
Many customers have expressed frustration over online orders which have been damaged in transit. With millions of Britons still stuck in lockdown, they are relying on the postal system to receive and send items they can currently no longer purchase in shops. This has led to numerous complaints from customers about fragile purchases arriving damaged … Read more
Is this the one area of the home you HAVEN’T cleaned during lockdown? Five steps to spruce up your radiators and help save on energy bills TV cleaner Aggie MacKenzie explains dusty radiators are less efficient Five tips to help keep them clean include making your own radiator brush Experts also suggest avoid using cleaning … Read more