Moneysupermarket revenues fall as electricity supply switching drops and tighter lending rules at banks continue to squeeze it Nineteen per cent fewer households changed their energy provider last month Revenues over the first nine months of this year fell by 11% to £268.4million Quarantine rules have severely impacted the company’s travel segment By Harry Wise … Read more
University of Essex bosses are slammed for charging students £220 for 14-day food supply package while they self-isolate in Covid quarantine Amy Lovatt, 24, was isolating and university told her to purchase £220 package University also has ‘essentials’ food box for £52 but items can be found for £36 The £220 food package has since … Read more
Garden centres struggle to source organic mulch and bark chippings due to Covid lockdown supply chain issues Lockdown supply chain problems and increased demand caused shortage Mulch is applied in spaces between plants and around base of shrubs and trees Autumn is favoured as the ground is warm, meaning more heat and moisture By Andy … Read more
Thousands of people living in East London are currently without a water supply. Residents took to Twitter this afternoon to say they had either low water pressure or no supply at all. Thames Water said on social media they are aware of issues in eight of East London’s 21 postcodes. They added: ‘Our engineers are … Read more
Fears are mounting over a global shortage of the coronavirus drug remdesivir, which is being used to treat Donald Trump after the US bought much of the world’s supply. The US President’s physician confirmed last night that Trump is being treated for the virus with the experimental anti-viral drug that was first developed to combat … Read more
Drug dealers are hit by covid as lockdown disrupts their supply chains with three in ten users claiming prices have increased, survey says Global Drug Survey found access to illegal drugs in UK decreased in lockdown The study of 1,173 Britons found 29 per cent said drugs were more expensive 49 per cent of cannabis … Read more
China has a stronghold on the lithium-ion battery supply chain, according to a new market report. Along with 72GWh of electricity storage demand, China also retains an estimated 80 per cent of the world’s raw material refining, 77 per cent of cell capacity and 60 per cent of component manufacturing. The study claimed the US … Read more
Matt Hancock insists it will be up to schools to make sure UK’s tens of thousands of supply teachers do not act as coronavirus super spreaders when they switch between jobs as he says they MUST be kept socially distanced from pupils Schools in England are scheduled to reopen next week, already open in Scotland … Read more
Sellers have put their homes up for sale to cash in on the stamp duty holiday frenzy that is gripping the nation, new data from a major UK property website shows. Rightmove says sellers in commuter towns in the south east of England have seen the biggest annual rise in new listings since Chancellor Rishi … Read more
A British woman led eight Cambodians living with disabilities in a 250km bike ride across the country to raise money and deliver supplies to local food banks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Claire Wyatt, 24, helped her team cycle from the capital Phnom Penh to Siem Reap to bring food to those who were starving due … Read more