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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Charlotte Edwards |Emma Simpson
Tesco expects lower profits amid price war fearsCharlotte Edwards & Emma SimpsonBusiness reporter & Business correspondentGetty ImagesTesco has said it expects to make lower profits this year amid a growing price war amount the UK's major supermarkets. The UK's biggest grocer has forecast profits of between £2.7bn and £3bn compared with the £3.1bn it made for the financial year that has just ended.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Dan Whitworth |Charlotte Edwards
Ofgem demands action from energy firms over back billingDan Whitworth and Charlotte EdwardsGetty ImagesElectricity and gas suppliers have been warned they will be fined if they continue to send out bills to customers for money they have no right to collect. The energy regulator Ofgem told BBC's Money Box that it is writing to chief executives demanding to know how many people have been sent "back bills".
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman |Charlotte Edwards
[Getty Images] US inflation increased by more than expected last month, as higher egg and energy prices helped to push up the cost of living for Americans. Inflation rose to 3% in January, its highest rate for six months, and above the 2.9% expected by economists. The rise comes weeks after the US central bank decided to hold interest rates, saying there was significant uncertainty about where the economy might be headed.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Natalie Sherman |Charlotte Edwards
8 hours agoThe president keeps doing what he said he’d do, and some of his supporters keep being surprised. Ask Trump supporters why they like the president, and chances are good you’ll hear something like: He tells it like it is and says what he means. The question, then, is why so many of them refused to take …
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
aol.com | Faarea Masud |Charlotte Edwards
An advert by fashion brand Next has been banned because the model's pose and the camera angle gave the impression she was "unhealthily thin". The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) compared the advert with other photos of the same model and did not think she looked unhealthily thin in those. But it said in the now-banned image, emphasising the thinness of the model's legs using camera angles, pose and styling was "irresponsible".
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
citywire.com | Charlotte Edwards |James Carthew |Michelle McGagh |Danielle Levy
I promised to discuss Finsbury Growth & Income Trust’s (FGT) annual general meeting this week. Citywire’s Jeremy Gordon has already written up the highlights of the meeting, but I would like to expand on a couple of topics. First, while I was pleased to see a decent turnout in the room, the percentage of FGT’s shares that were voted was just 38%, which is really not good enough. This week, I was really pleased to see the AIC push for change on this front.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Lucy Hooker |Charlotte Edwards
LoveFit Café, near Brighton's busy city centre railway station, used to say its toilets were available for any passer-by to use, even if they weren't a customer. But it was a disaster, says owner Jason Bright, as homeless people would lock themselves in there for long periods of time. "They'd fall asleep in there or take drugs. You'd get abuse," says Mr Bright.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Simon Jack |Charlotte Edwards
There has been a record jump in the number of UK businesses in critical financial distress, according to insolvency specialists. Businesses in the most distress include those in hospitality, leisure and retail, but the construction industry is also facing challenges. Insolvency experts Begbies Traynor said a company can be considered to be in critical financial distress if it has an outstanding county court judgment of more than £5,000 or faces a winding up petition.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Charlotte Edwards
The government is to set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently. The AI Opportunities Action Plan being announced on Monday will be backed by leading tech firms, which are said to have committed £14bn towards various projects, creating 13,250 jobs. It includes plans for growth zones where development will be focused, and the technology will be used to help tackle issues such as potholes.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Liv McMahon |Zoe Kleinman |Charlotte Edwards
8 hours agoRay, 62 from south London, became one of the first patients to receive the weight-loss jab Wegovy on the NHS last year and has lost 14kg (just over two stone) in five months. BBC Panorama joined him as he was prescribed his first dose at London's Guy's Hospital, where he was told he would probably …
