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Sir Keir Starmer will promise to end "sticking plaster politics" when he delivers his first speech of the new year.
Sir Keir Starmer will promise to end "sticking plaster politics" when he delivers his first speech of the new year.
Last year was a torrid time for drivers, with fuel prices reaching all-time highs in the most volatile year since records began.
Regulator defends suppliers who have forced people on to meters
Traveller didn’t take his flight as Foreign Office advice was to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel
Tesco has announced a major restructuring of its shop management roles and said it will shut all remaining counters and hot delis, impacting around 2,100 jobs across the UK and Ireland.
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(Bloomberg) -- Russia’s seaborne oil flows look as if they are moving higher. Two possible explanations: the nation is pushing more cargoes onto the water after Germany and Poland all but halted piped imports, and Moscow has one eye on an impending ban on fuel purchases by the European Union.Russia's crude exports rebounded in the seven days to Jan. 27, recovering most of the previous week’s loss. Aggregate volumes rose by 480,000 barrels a day, or 16%, to 3.6 million in the week. Shipments from
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Supermarkets are being investigated over concerns that inconsistent labelling means shoppers are being misled about discounts and special offers.
Lidl has pledged to spend an extra £2bn to buy British products after Tesco and Waitrose came under fire over wranglings with suppliers.
Customer calls to suppliers were up about 300% on previous years
Japanese makers of semiconductor manufacturing machinery and materials used to make chips said on Monday they had yet to hear from Japan's government about export restrictions that could directly or indirectly affect their business in China. Reuters contacted 10 chip-related companies, of which five - Advantest Corp, Nikon Corp, Resonac Holdings Corp, Lasertec Corp and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd - said they were unaware of any contact from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry about any new restrictions reportedly agreed by Japan, the United States and the Netherlands last week to stymie rival China's technological advancement.
High costs and the prospect of shrinking earnings have made big miners nervous about expansion, even as shareholders demand investment in response to robust commodity prices, China's reopening and the role of minerals in decarbonising the economy. Disruptions at copper mines caused by extreme weather and labour issues, for example, are predicted to worsen, likely affecting a record 1.6 million tonnes of production this year, Goldman Sachs analysts say, a headache for companies hunting for minerals to power the green energy boom as their deposits get depleted. "Having cut back on CapEx and spending, mining companies are fine in the short term, but if they look a few years forward, they need to start developing more growth options," George Cheveley, portfolio manager at Ninety-One, said.
Early retirement is a dream for many — that can turn into a nightmare.
Companies such as Vitol and Trafigura in spotlight over profits after Ukraine invasion
Adani — whose net worth is down $36.1 billion this year — and his fellow Indian billionaires are leading losses on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Staff could lose their jobs as retailer Paperchase looks set to close its stores.
Venezuela's state oil firm PDVSA is toughening terms for buyers after a month-long halt to most exports of crude and fuel, demanding prepayment ahead of loadings in either cash, goods or services, company documents showed. PDVSA's new Chief Executive Pedro Tellechea put the move in place this month. It reinforces measures implemented last year after several buyers skipped out on payments for oil, which provides most of the South American country's income.
Steve Barclay told the Commons that the NHS is being built "back to where we want it to be."The health secretary was making a statement on the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan on Monday, 30 January. He said the system is recovering after the pressure it was put under during the Covid-19 pandemic.Among the points of the plan was a commitment to "year-on-year" improvements in A&E waiting times and to improve ambulance times. Source: PA
On Friday, actress Esmé Bianco agreed to settle her 2021 sexual assault lawsuit against the musician