Barclays was last night accused of charging struggling firms up to 12 per cent interest on Government-backed crisis loans. Major banks have also come under fire for telling company directors their personal assets will be seized if their businesses fail. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme was launched by 40 lenders on Monday as part … Read more
Green MP Caroline Lucas broke Commons rules by charging £150 a head for 30-minute personal guided tours of Parliament, standards watchdog rules Caroline Lucas has apologised for her actions following an investigation She offered the tours through a crowdfunding site to raise money last year Parliamentary tours cost £26.50 per adult, but are free for … Read more
Chemists cash in by charging up to £475 to vaccinate teenage boys against the cancer-causing HPV virus From September boys across UK will be vaccinated when they are aged 12 or 13 But an estimated two million older boys will miss out, to fury of campaigners When vaccine was offered to girls, NHS put in temporary … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
Frustrated Thames Water customers have complained that meters fitted by the firm do not work properly and have resulted in a sharp rise in bills – and one claims his costs have doubled. The water firm has made installing meters compulsory at customers’ homes meaning many have had the devices fitted even if they don’t want … Read more
Turkish smugglers are charging migrants just £11 to help sneak them into the EU via Greece Greek PM Mitsotakis hit out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today He accused him of allowing thousands to storm Greece’s sea and land borders Turkish officials are allegedly allowing people smugglers to operate freely The traffickers are said … Read more
An interactive map reveals the scale of Britain’s electric vehicle (EV) charging points and shows how the infrastructure varies around the country, with London lagging behind other cities. London came bottom of a list of ten cities when measuring the percentage of its charging locations that put out more than 43kW of power when plugged … Read more
The true cost of using Britain’s network of public chargers to replenish the batteries of an electric car have been uncovered. Charging an electric vehicle using a public charge point can cost almost 10 times more than charging up at home, according to research by What Car?. It found that early adopters who regularly need to … Read more