With more households signing up to streaming services like Netflix and ordering in meal kits during lockdown, Britain is now being dubbed a ‘subscription society.’ Households now typically spend £552 a year on sign-up services, new data has revealed. The subscription economy has grown to be worth £323million, according to research from Barclaycard Payments, with … Read more
Train services will be ramped up from September 7 to 90% of pre-Covid levels as schools reopen and more workers return to the office Timetables were slashed in March as the virus cut demand and available workers Services are at 80 per cent of pre-Covid levels following rises in May and July Social distancing means … Read more
Rail passengers will be able to travel directly from Amsterdam to London in just over FOUR hours from £40 a ticket in October, Eurostar announces Eurostar will launch London to Amsterdam return service from end of October Tickets cost at least £40 each way with a travel time of four hours nine minutes A passenger … Read more
TSB starts closing over-the-counter services at 2pm in pilot scheme being trialled in 14 branches By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 August 2020 TSB has started closing its over-the-counter services at 2pm in a pilot scheme being trialled in 14 branches. The bank … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Redde Northgate offers services for commercial vehicle fleets By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 15:00 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 15:00 BST, 22 August 2020 Redde Northgate offers services for commercial vehicle fleets What is it? Formed n a merger in February, Redde Northgate offers services for commercial … Read more
Government departments have spent more than £6.5billion of taxpayers money on emergency contracts for outside help – many to private firms – during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1,200 deals have been done, often without tendering, as ministers scrambled to adapt to the lightning-fast spread of the virus and the economic collapse that followed because … Read more
Government has paid private firms £6.5BILLION during COVID crisis – including £500,000 to test-and-trace disaster Baroness Dido Harding’s ex consultancy – as services struggled to cope The analysis shows 1,262 contracts handed out to date, worth £6.61billion Some £2.6billion of contracts were handed out in June alone, they show Figures collected by Tussell, a database … Read more
Natwest customers slam bank’s poor branches and overdraft services as they rate it one of the worst for service By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 Natwest’s customers have rated it as one of the worst banks, calling out its poor branches … Read more
The travel industry has today been plunged further into crisis as transport firms announced they have slashed capacity and routes due to a drop in demand. Budget airline easyJet axed bases in Stansted, Southend and Newcastle in a cost-cutting drive – as Ryanair grounded flight capacity by a fifth. Meanwhile Brittany Ferries, which run 12 ships … Read more
Apple says game streaming services like Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia won’t work on iPhones because they violate its App Store guidelines Google Stadia launched in November 2019 and xCloud will launch in September Cloud services give users access to a wider range of games on mobile devices The apps violate conditions imposed on developers … Read more