Easter getaway hit by traffic chaos as lorry tailback at Dover stretches for 23 miles
Trevor Bartlett, leader of Dover District Council, warned the port will be “under severe pressure throughout the busy Easter getaway”. In an open letter, he wrote: “It…
What does the energy strategy mean for my gas and electricity bills?
But a row over wind farms spoiling the countryside has cooled enthusiasm among ministers for a big onshore wind expansion, with no new targets set, and experts…
The best way to invest inheritance money in 2022 — from stocks, pensions and paying off mortgages
Receiving an inheritance can be a pivotal moment in life and it is common to feel pressure to do the “right” thing with the money. Gaining a…
Work half the week from home, French bank tells staff
France’s largest bank has told its 132,000 staff they can continue working from home until 2024 as lenders race to prevent staff from quitting post-pandemic. BNP Paribas…
Households take £900 hit from soaring inflation
Barret Kupelian, PwC’s senior economist, said: “Food and energy price hikes typically act like asymmetric tax hikes on households as its users cannot materially cut back on…
Don’t let recession doom fears scare you into selling shares
Ask an investor what they would most like to know in advance and the timing of the next recession might be high up their list. The correlation…
How a faceless army of shareholder advisers is pushing a Left-wing agenda in the City
In 1972, Robert Monks had an epiphany. Staying at a motel overlooking the Penobscot River in a small town in Maine, the wealthy Bostonian, woken by a…
There are plenty of reasons to back the non-dom system
First, the tax break attracts wealth. The non-doms bring money into the country that otherwise would not be here. They have a wide range of places where…
P&O’s Dubai owner loses crucial role in Brexit freeports initiative
The Dubai owner of P&O Ferries is no longer involved with a key freeports project amid anger over the mass sacking of 800 seafarers last month. DP…
China’s Shanghai lockdown sparks container chaos
Authorities are carrying out mandatory mass testing to identify cases, with those who test positive forced into designated quarantine facilities. The logistics problems threaten to disrupt the…
Hitachi cracks rife across all types of trains on Britain’s railways
Britain’s trains are safe despite revelations that cracks found on the undercarriages of Hitachi’s intercity trains are a widespread problem, the industry regulator has said. The Office…
Pay less for your power by washing and charging overnight in energy overhaul
“Within this decade, our modern system will prioritise two key features: anticipating need because planning ahead minimises cost and public disruption; and hyper-flexibility in matching supply and…