Labour’s regional mayors in England have pledged to cap a new fee on visitors’ overnight stays at 5%, after hospitality bosses warned it could put
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Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
He added: “I’ve lost count of the number of times someone has stopped me to tell me about the train that never came. “And when
Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
The price of oil has jumped to $105 a barrel amid signs the conflict in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, fuelling fears
Air traffic chaos and compensation: ‘Shutdown cost us more than £1,000’
Catie, 30, and Phil, 34, were sat on a British Airways flight to Ljubljana on Tuesday that never took off. If a flight is cancelled,
Primark takes further step into online shopping with home deliveries
Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce. The retailer
Buy now or wait and hope? Families face gamble on heating oil
About 1.5 million UK households use heating oil, typically in rural areas. This includes more than 40% of homes in some parts of Lincolnshire, including
Social supermarket reports hundreds of sign-ups
A “social supermarket” offering low cost groceries and budgeting advice says it has had 600 sign-ups in its first year. The Dartford Larder in Kent
England’s mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
Plans to give mayors in England the power to introduce a levy on tourists are expected to be outlined on Thursday. Under the proposals, a
Tax banks to cut energy bills, unions tell Burnham
The leader of Britain’s trade unionists has told Andy Burnham the government should introduce a “social tariff”, paid for by a bank surcharge, to help
Tax banks to give some households energy bill cut, unions tell Burnham
The leader of Britain’s trade unionists has told Andy Burnham the government should introduce a “social tariff”, paid for by a bank surcharge, to help
