Husband cancelled streaming services and told his stay-at-home wife she needs to get job

A father-of-two came under fire online after he admitted he cut off his wife’s TV streaming subscription service because he wanted her to get a job. The man, 32, from the US, who wasn’t named, said his wife of five years, 33, became a stay-at-home mother without consulting him on whether that’s something he was … Read more

Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste

One of Britain’s biggest waste disposal firms has been convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste for the second time in two years.   Biffa Waste Services was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste collected from private homes, labelled as paper, to Asia. An Environment Agency investigation prevented sixteen … Read more

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating as TFL has to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged  Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently  Passengers … Read more

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 TSB has started closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network. The bank has decided to close tills earlier after it ran … Read more

Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat ‘push up price by 44%’

Meal delivery apps ‘push up price by 44%’: Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat can send cost soaring, consumer group says Prices are driven up because of the fee restaurants must pay to major delivery firms Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat The companies charge customers for each delivery or … Read more

As Cazoo offers car subscriptions, how do these services work?

If you rifle through your monthly bank statement, there is a fair chance you will come across at least one or two subscriptions. From a newspaper or magazine, to the gym, to Netflix, milk deliveries, beauty boxes and flowers, we are well used to paying regularly each month for things But, there is one area … Read more

Chinese fans outraged after country’s streaming services censor Friends reunion special

Chinese viewers have been left outraged after three of their country’s streaming services censored the highly-anticipated Friends reunion.  Services iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video all acquired streaming rights for the blockbuster TV special, which was released worldwide on Thursday.  While fans in other markets were treated to the full 104 minute show, the editions released in … Read more

Spotify shares fall as Apple and Amazon give subscribers free access to ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stock took a tumble Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of lossless songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  Lossless audio maintains CD-quality sound in small files sizes, allowing listeners to hear songs ‘the way the artists created them in the studio,’ Apple said. Apple Music will add some 20 million lossless … Read more

Apple and Amazon giving subscribers free access to their perfect quality ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stock took a tumble Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of lossless songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  Lossless audio maintains CD-quality sound in small files sizes, allowing listeners to hear songs ‘the way the artists created them in the studio,’ Apple said. Apple Music will add some 20 million lossless … Read more

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week as lockdown restrictions ease Amendment will come into effect from Sunday ahead of lockdown easing  Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has said it is the largest increase in capacity this year It comes as restrictions ease on Monday, seeing indoor venues reopen, … Read more