Plastic carrier bag charge doubles from 5p to 10p as it is extended to all shops in England
Average household now uses four bags a year, compared to around 140 before...
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FTSE 100 edges higher as world markets recover after crypto crash, Sensex regains 50,000 mark
Wall Street indices snap a three-day losing streak as tech stocks recover and jobless claims reduce...
British Rail is back, sort of, as government tries to bring 24 years of rail chaos to a close
Grant Shapps says the launch of Great British Railways marks a ‘new era’. He should hold off with the ‘Great’ until the new body can...
Why is China trying to kill off bitcoin?
A clampdown by the Beijing authorities sent the value of Bitcoin plummeting this week. But why is China opposed to these tokens? And could the...
Virgin Media and O2’s £31bn merger won’t mean a bad deal for customers, says CMA
Watchdog says new telecoms giant will still have competition from rivals...
Free broadband: What is Labour proposing and how will it work?
Nationwide, superfast internet access free at the point of delivery could supercharge the UK economy, Jeremy Corbyn’s party argues...
Mattress review site is offering to pay $1,500 for people to take naps
The ‘nap reviewers’ will be required to take part in experiments that test theories such as the best nap duration for feeling refreshed...
FTSE 100 below 7,000 as crypto crash plunges world markets, Sensex below 50,000
Asian indices trade flat or in red as cryptocurrencies crash...
Inflation’s back! But calm down. The spike is probably temporary
James Moore takes a look at what we can expect over the coming months after the headline rate surged to 1.5 per cent in April...
Would a free-trade deal with Australia put UK famers out of business?
We’re told that an Australia-UK free trade would have destructive consequences for British agriculture – and failing to sign a deal would make Brexit pointless....