AA ordered to refund 80,000 learner drivers in landmark ‘drip pricing’ ruling
The AA has become the first company to feel the sting of the Competition and Markets Authority’s new consumer enforcement powers, landing a £4.2 million...
Arrival secures £500,000 to untangle Britain’s broken utilities market for renters
A London-based fintech determined to drag Britain’s notoriously opaque utilities market into the twenty-first century has closed a £500,000 pre-seed round led by Fuel Ventures,...
Barratt Redrow pulls back on land buying as Iran war rattles housing market
Britain’s largest housebuilder is tightening its grip on the chequebook, slashing land acquisition spend by as much as £200 million in response to what its...
Russia strikes key energy deal with Asian BRICS partner
Indonesia has agreed to buy crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas from Moscow amid global supply shocks BRICS member Indonesia has agreed to purchase crude...
IMF raises Russia’s growth outlook
The economy is forecast to expand 1.1% this year on higher energy prices due to Middle East disruptions The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised...
Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers
British holidaymakers are tightening their belts for the first time in half a decade, with fresh Barclays data revealing that travel spending slipped into reverse...