The cost of fixing the school buildings crisis in England is approaching £150m and could rise much further based on figures from the construction industry, government and schools. The price of removing aerated concrete panels, which the government warns are ...
The FCA has launched a review on the treatment of domestic Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), setting out issues that it will consider as part of their inquiry into banks and financial institutions to inform whether necessary action by the regulator ...
A new investigation into start-up loans in the UK has revealed that the British Business Bank awarded almost 10,000 start-up loans to businesses throughout the 2022/23 financial year. BusinessComparison wanted to examine the regions receiving the most Government start-up loans ...
NAIROBI — The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 summit said on Tuesday, as African leaders called for changes to what they say is an unfair international climate finance ...
VENICE, Italy — Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said on Tuesday. The fee ...
JAPAN will strengthen its support and cooperation with Southeast (SE) Asian nations in six areas including transportation infrastructure and maritime patrols, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. He made the remarks in a speech to the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) ...
JAKARTA — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday it is important to avoid a “new Cold War” when dealing with conflicts between countries as world leaders gathered in Indonesia amid sharpening geopolitical rivalries across the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at ...
The UK Government is presently under severe criticism for its alleged lethargic approach in recouping the colossal sum of over £1 billion, erroneously disbursed or defrauded during the Covid pandemic business grants. This scrutiny comes amidst revelations that a meagre ...
The new car market has entered a second year of growth after a strong rise in sales last month but retail demand has softened. New vehicle registrations surged 24.4 per cent in August to 85,657, the 13th consecutive month of ...
TikTok has begun shifting European citizens’ user data to a newly operational site in Dublin as it moves to address western politicians’ concerns about Chinese state influence over the company. The video-sharing app also announced that an independent UK-based cybersecurity ...