The John Lewis chain has announced that it is going into partnership with Randox Health. It will start offering a range of Randox services in its stores, with health checks starting from £295. Naomi Simcock, the head of the John…
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From April 2024, the minimum wage in the UK for workers aged 21 and over is going to rise to £11.44. This means that a full-time worker aged 23 on the National Living Wage (as the minimum wage is now…
The cost of living crisis has driven up corporate profits, as companies raise prices to increase their profit margins. Unsurprisingly, the fact that many people can’t afford to feed their families and heat their homes anymore has led to an…
As reported by the BBC, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has partnered with some fishing boats to test new technologies that reduce the amount of bycatch, making fishing cheaper and greener. Bycatch is the term for creatures that are caught…
The founders of Britishvolt intended it to be a battery maker for electric cars, and secured funding to build a gigafactory in Northumberland. The firm thought it had found an ideal location with strong transport links. Unfortunately, the business ran…
At a time when many in the UK are depending on food parcels and rationing their heating, Shell announced a quarterly profit of £5.1 billion for the period of July to September. The British based firm paid only £15 million…
The British Conservative government halved the amount of money that it gave to local councils between the years 2010 and 2018. This has already led some councils to go bankrupt while many others have been forced to sell off assets…
A few months ago, the Department for Transport approved plans from the privately run train companies to close their ticket kiosks, which the companies say only one in 12 tickets are bought from. This decision sparked major backlash from disability…
We’ve seen historically high fossil fuel prices over the last few years, partly in light of the sanctions placed on Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine. According to analysis by the RAC, however, major UK fuel retailers have failed to…
From today, Tuesday 24th of October, the 460,000 workers in the UK currently who receive the Real Living Wage will receive a 10 percent pay rise, bringing their hourly wage up to £12 outside London and £13.15 in London. The…