Author: Nathan Bissitt

EDF Energy will pay £350,000 after missing its target to install smart meters for customers last year, regulator Ofgem said. Ofgem found that EDF failed to meet its annual installations target for 2017, although it was achieved almost a month after the deadline in

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AT&T has completed its acquisition of entertainment business Time Warner, after a judge approved the move earlier this week. The $85bn (£63.5bn) deal, first announced in October 2016, was opposed by US president Donald Trump and the Justice Department over

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Nearly 60 bank and building society branches are closing every month, according to research. Between the start of 2015 and the end of 2018, 2,868 branches have closed or are scheduled to do so and the numbers are getting worse. Consumer group Which? said that so far

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The government’s universal credit system has not – and may never – deliver value for money, according to a public spending watchdog. In a highly critical report, the National Audit Office (NAO) says the single payment scheme may cost more than the

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Tennis legend Boris Becker is claiming diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in the UK. Mr Becker has been appointed as sports attache to the Central African Republic. Last year bankruptcy proceedings were brought against the former tennis ace over money he

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The euro was on track for its biggest single day fall since last October after the European Central Bank said it would keep interest rates steady at least until summer 2019. The currency dropped sharply within minutes of the announcement, initially falling from

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The UK is the leading country for jobs connected to app development across Europe, according to new figures released by Apple. The country employs some 291,000 people contributing to apps which are available in the App Store, with 138,000 of those based in London

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Vue Entertainment, the UK’s biggest cinema chain, is to delay plans for a blockbuster stock market debut as one of its Canadian shareholders prepares to auction a big stake in the company. Sky News has learnt that Alberta Investment Management Corporation

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Players of the popular survival game Fortnite are complaining to Sony that they cannot use the same accounts on different consoles. Gamers are frustrated because they can’t transfer their accounts between the PS4 version of the game to the Nintendo Switch, a ban

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