Author: Nathan Bissitt

The government is set to drop plans to cap housing benefit for people living in social rented accommodation, Theresa May has announced.From April 2019 the amount they get was to be made the same as those in private rented homes.But providers of homes for people

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Apple has hired Jay Hunt – the former controller of BBC One and chief creative officer of Channel Four – to join its video team.Ms Hunt was responsible for TV shows including Sherlock and Luther at the BBC before helping Channel 4 sign up the Great British

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Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline saw third-quarter sales rise 4%, helped by demand for new HIV, lung and meningitis products.This keeps it on track to hit its full-year targets as new boss Emma Walmsley refocuses its drugs range.Sales rose 4% to £7.8bn, while

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The makers of Soylent, an on-the-go meal replacement powder for busy professionals, say they are no longer allowed to sell the product in Canada.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency told the company the food does not meet their standards for “meal

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UK businesses and consumers are paying too much for their energy – and more than necessary to help the environment – an independent report has concluded.Prof Dieter Helm, from Oxford University, was asked by the government to examine how to reduce energy

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Fashion label Jigsaw is the latest company to take a political stance with a new, pro-immigration fashion campaign titled Heart Immigration.Its advertising campaign includes a manifesto declaring: “British style is not 100% British. In fact, there’s no

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Boeing has raised its forecasts for profit this year, despite a charge of $329m over the KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker.The aircraft manufacturer now expects to earn $12.5bn (£9.4bn) in 2017, up from its last forecast of $12.25bn.The KC-46 aircraft is in the late

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