Whitehall deserted as Boris Johnson is urged to push for workers to return to the office

Pictures today showed a deserted Whitehall amid increasing calls for civil servants  to get back to the office amid fears the working from home culture could wreck the economies of town and city centres. Critics believe private businesses are waiting for the Government to ‘take the lead’ before they ask their own workers to return to … Read more

Whitehall deserted as Boris Johnson is urged to push for workers to return to the office

Pictures today showed a deserted Whitehall amid increasing calls for civil servants  to get back to the office amid fears the working from home culture could wreck the economies of town and city centres. Critics believe private businesses are waiting for the Government to ‘take the lead’ before they ask their own workers to return to … Read more

Successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia could cost up to £250million

Successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia could cost up to £250million as the new national flagship’s price tag ‘balloons by £100million’ Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said national flagship will cost up to £250million Reports last week claimed the price tag for vessel had been set at £150million Labour blasted cost of yacht and vowed to … Read more

DUP leader threatens to stop NI goods checks in protocol row

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson threatens to stop all goods checks in Northern Ireland if Boris Johnson does not hold firm in protocol row with EU DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson threatening to stop all checks on goods into NI  The UK wants the EU to agree to rewrite parts of Brexit protocol agreed in 2019  But … Read more

Unilever to add carbon footprint labels to its products this year 

British consumer goods giant Unilever is set to add ‘carbon footprint labels’ to its products by the end of this year, it has announced.  Carbon footprint labels show the carbon footprint of particular products – the total greenhouse gas emissions for which they are responsible, from ‘farm to fork’.  Unilever’s 75,000 products include Pot Noodle, Marmite, Cornetto, Magnum and Hellmann’s … Read more

Unilever to add carbon footprint labels to its products this year 

British consumer goods giant Unilever is set to add ‘carbon footprint labels’ to its products by the end of this year, it has announced.  Carbon footprint labels show the carbon footprint of particular products – the total greenhouse gas emissions for which they are responsible, from ‘farm to fork’.  Unilever’s 75,000 products include Pot Noodle, Marmite, Cornetto, Magnum and Hellmann’s … Read more

Mortgage availability nears pre-pandemic levels amid spike in 5% deposit deals

A mortgage battle by banks and building societies means rates are falling and the number of deals available to UK borrowers is at its highest level since March 2020. There are now more than 4,500 deals on offer – just 700 fewer mortgage options than there were before the pandemic, according to data from Moneyfacts, with … Read more