Husband cancelled streaming services and told his stay-at-home wife she needs to get job

A father-of-two came under fire online after he admitted he cut off his wife’s TV streaming subscription service because he wanted her to get a job. The man, 32, from the US, who wasn’t named, said his wife of five years, 33, became a stay-at-home mother without consulting him on whether that’s something he was … Read more

Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste

Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste including soiled nappies and hairpieces and labelling it as paper then dumping it in Asia Biffa Waste Services convicted sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste to Asia Investigation stopped sixteen  25-tonne containers travelling from Southampton Wood Green Crown Court … Read more

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating as TFL has to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged  Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently  Passengers … Read more

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 TSB has started closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network. The bank has decided to close tills earlier after it ran … Read more

Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat ‘push up price by 44%’

Meal delivery apps ‘push up price by 44%’: Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat can send cost soaring, consumer group says Prices are driven up because of the fee restaurants must pay to major delivery firms Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat The companies charge customers for each delivery or … Read more

As Cazoo offers car subscriptions, how do these services work?

If you rifle through your monthly bank statement, there is a fair chance you will come across at least one or two subscriptions. From a newspaper or magazine, to the gym, to Netflix, milk deliveries, beauty boxes and flowers, we are well used to paying regularly each month for things But, there is one area … Read more

Chinese fans outraged after country’s streaming services censor Friends reunion special

Chinese viewers have been left outraged after three of their country’s streaming services censored the highly-anticipated Friends reunion.  Services iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video all acquired streaming rights for the blockbuster TV special, which was released worldwide on Thursday.  While fans in other markets were treated to the full 104 minute show, the editions released in … Read more

Petrol soars to a 20-month high and motorway services charge £1.50-a-litre

As lockdown measures eased this week and Britons can return to places of work, plan staycations and visit friends and family indoors for the first time in 2021, drivers are being met by 20-month-high fuel prices as the cost of petrol continues to surge. Analysis by the AA reveals that unleaded jumped by more than … Read more

Spotify shares fall as Apple and Amazon give subscribers free access to ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stocks fell nearly three per cent Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of perfect quality songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  The two music streaming platforms will not make users pay more for ‘lossless songs’ that have exactly the same sound quality as when they were recorded in the studio.  … Read more