With households keeping busy and cooking extra meals, the bank holiday weekend can be a time when home emergencies come to a head.
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Lamb costs soared over last three years due to climate change – report
by News Roomby News RoomWeather “shocks” experienced by the UK since 2022, including droughts, extreme heat and heavy rainfall, have pushed prices for a typical 2kg leg of lamb up by between 7% and…
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JLR car sales recover after production restart following cyber attack
by News Roomby News RoomThe UK’s largest car manufacturer said it sold 95,300 vehicles to dealers in the three months to March 31, surging 61.1% against the prior quarter.
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Shareholder activists accuse BP of trying to weaken climate transparency
by News Roomby News RoomThese have since required BP to report detailed climate-related information to investors, such as its management of planet-heating emissions, low-carbon investments, public policy positions, how its strategy and capital expenditure…
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Iran war affects 17,000 bookings as travellers seek sun elsewhere – Lastminute
by News Roomby News RoomThe holiday website said it was having to ‘adapt quickly’ to travellers changing their preferences in light of the conflict.
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FTSE 100 Live 02 April: Oil price surges and stocks fall on Trump address
by News Roomby News RoomStock markets are lower and oil prices higher after President Trump’s address on the Iran war broke little new ground.
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Lenders to have greater flexibility offering higher loan to income mortgages
by News Roomby News Room“The temporary changes, which were introduced in July last year alongside the Financial Policy Committee’s review of the thresholds at which these limits apply, have enabled building societies to review…
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New rules to protect consumers from ‘subscription traps’ due next year
by News Roomby News RoomConsumers will have to be allowed to cancel easily online if that is where they originally signed up, ending lengthy waits on the phone.
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Reeves to work with supermarket bosses amid fears over food inflation
by News Roomby News RoomThe FDF said the situation is fast-changing, but its revision to the inflation forecast is based on the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz opens to cargo traffic within the…
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Union warns of ‘year of disruption’ at university amid ongoing cuts row
by News Roomby News RoomSophia Woodman, president of the UCU Edinburgh branch, said: “Over a year since the announcement of cuts and job losses, and with staff having taken more than 10 days of…