We’ll pay more council tax… for WORSE services: Watchdog warns of Covid double whammy as it emerges local authority budgets took a £9.7billion hit from pandemic The National Audit Office said the pandemic had left some councils at risk of ‘financial failure’, creating £6.9billion in additional costs in 2020/21 The Government has announced £9.1billion in … Read more
Britain’s bid to create global deal in services: Ministers in talks over post-Brexit plan to open up new markets and boost economy by billions Britain plans to lead a major drive to create a global trade agreement for selling services around the world Senior Ministers and City lobby groups have held private talks in recent … Read more
Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years as bosses eye end of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 Confidence among firms in Britain’s services sector has risen to its highest level for nearly 15 years … Read more
Households looking to subscribe to Disney+ will find the streaming site has increased its prices by over 33 per cent, as it adds an array of new shows to the platform under its Star banner. Customers must now pay £7.99 a month, as opposed to £5.99, whilst yearly plans have also risen from £59.99 to … Read more
Emergency services that provide Australians with news about Covid-19, bushfires and where to go for domestic violence help are among the vital Facebook pages which have been scrapped by the foreign-owned social media giant. Even the Bureau of Meteorology’s Facebook page has been pulled by the US-based Big Tech company, along with crucial health information … Read more
Apple is DOWN! A number of services like iCloud and Photos are experiencing an outage or working slower than usual Some of Apple’s services are experiencing outages starting Wed afternoon Currently a number of iCloud services, Photos and Find My Friend are down The outage started around 1:30pm ET, which hit other Apple features It … Read more
Music industry bosses to defend right to large chunk of revenues from streaming services such as Spotify amid threat of crackdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 Music industry bosses will this week defend their right to a large chunk of … Read more
Amazon Prime, BT and Sky UK customers no longer able to watch live sport with the services when in the EU, including Premier League football Sky, Amazon Prime and BT Sport customers will miss out when in Europe Now the UK has left the EU, consumers can no longer watch live sport overseas Users will … Read more
Uber and Lyft have touted their ride-hailing companies as ‘car-cutters’ by reducing the number of vehicle ownership in US metro areas, but a new study finds the claims are far from the truth. A team from Carnegie Mellon University uncovered, on average, a 0.7 percent increase in personal vehicles after the two firms unleashed drivers … Read more
National Express SUSPENDS all coach services due to new Covid lockdown and falling passenger numbers Firm says all its services will be temporarily suspended from 11.59pm on Sunday Anyone whose travel has been cancelled will be offered amendment or refund It comes as travellers coming to the UK must now present a negative Covid test … Read more