Children sleeping on piles of clothes, says charity
Care Zone is one of several organisations part of the council’s crisis resilience fund, a network helping people with food parcels, advice and other services. Its volunteers clean and repair donated furniture and other household goods, giving out more than 3,500 larger items last year and 425 smaller items, such as saucepans and tin openers. […]
I’m on a mission to convince people to work less
Jo Hooper spent her 20s chasing career success, but had two work-related breakdowns before she was 31.
Hospitality wants permanent VAT cut, ‘not gimmick’
Since the end of June until 1 September, VAT was reduced on children’s meals served in restaurants, as well as kids’ and family tickets for cinemas, shows, exhibitions and outdoor venues and activities. Tara Stapley, the general manager of the Big Sheep Farm and Theme Park in Bideford in north Devon, said: “Numbers have increased […]
B&B boss fears ‘uneven playing field’ over tourist tax
Image source, BBC/RICHARD EDWARDSImage caption, James (left) and Angela Rusden at Scarborough’s Toulson Court B&B ByRichard Edwards North Yorkshire political reporter A Scarborough bed and breakfast owner has said businesses like his will face an “uneven playing field” if a so-called tourist tax is introduced in North Yorkshire but not in neighbouring East Yorkshire. A […]
‘Rare’ council underspend to help with cost of living
It will not, however, be used to offset any potential future increase to council tax. “At this time, we think it’s better value for the taxpayer to take that £20m underspend and invest it into the services that they want to see improvement in,” Radford said. The council effectively declared itself bankrupt in 2023 but […]
Swinney says reform is at heart of his programme for government
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, John Swinney said it was “time to embrace change” ByCatherine Lyst BBC Scotland The first minister is due to set out his plans for the year ahead which are expected to include proposals for significant public service reform. John Swinney said it was time to “embrace change”, with reforms to […]
Shein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut
Shares in fast-fashion giant Shein fell in their highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as the firm listed in Hong Kong after a long quest to go public. It comes after failed attempts to list in the US and UK, as concerns were raised over issues including Shein’s labour practices and its environmental impact. […]
Feeling nostalgic for summer? How to beat the back-to-work blues
Image source, Getty Images ByKate WhannelBusiness reporter and Nick TriggleHealth correspondent The alarm wakes you with a shock, the summer holiday is over and it’s time to face that inbox full of unread emails. This time last week, life was very different. You enjoyed late nights, lazy mornings balancing family fun and you time. Even if you […]
Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen
India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal led the country’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan last week in a bid to expand trade and investment ties between the two countries. His visit came as Japan’s deepening push into Asia’s third largest economy has become increasingly more apparent. If you visit a shopping mall or a high street […]
Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges
Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions it uses to set ad prices, according to a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states. According to the lawsuit, filed on Monday, the alleged scheme has likely netted the firm $20bn (£14.8bn) […]