Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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How ice cubes became a million dollar idea

ByNathan BissittJanuary 26, 2018

Any time we want to chill our drinks, we can reach into the freezer for ice cubes. But what did people do before freezers came along? Millions bought ice from the so-called “Ice King”, an American called Frederic Tudor. He became a multi-millionaire by

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January blues

ByNathan BissittJanuary 26, 2018

During winter when the nights are long and days short, getting up for work in the dark and coming home in the dark can be grim. Some of us succumb to the January blues, leading to increased illness, reduced productivity and a general feeling of melancholy. But can

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Call for broadband consumer champion

ByNathan BissittJanuary 26, 2018

Six out of ten broadband customers endured slow service or had their connection stop working altogether last year, according to Citizens Advice.It wants the government to appoint a telecoms consumer advocate to help promote the case of fed-up customers.The advocate

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Potholes send breakdown figures flying

ByNathan BissittJanuary 26, 2018

The number of drivers breaking down after hitting potholes has seen a “concerning” rise, according to the RAC.The RAC saw an 11% jump in breakdowns caused by poor quality roads in the last three months of 2017.The firm blamed snow and icy conditions, and

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Hammond at odds with Brexiteer MP

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has called for a fundamental change in ministers’ tone on Brexit, accusing UK negotiators of being “cowed by the EU”.The Eurosceptic backbencher said in a speech that “close alignment” with the EU after Brexit

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Facebook and Google criticised by George Soros

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

The billionaire investor George Soros has criticised tech “monopolies” such as Facebook and Google, calling them a threat to democracy.At his annual dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Soros warned that social media platforms were

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President Trump predicts 'tremendous increase' in UK-US trade

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

Media playback is unsupported on your device President Donald Trump has predicted a “tremendous increase” in UK-US trade, after talks with Theresa May.He also said the US and UK were “joined at the hip” on military matters, while Mrs May said

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Russell Hume meat recall widens to hotels and retailers

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

More big firms have been caught up in the problems of meat supplier Russell Hume.Hilton Hotels said that a “small number” of its hotels have disposed of products from the meat supplier.Russell Hume is the subject of an investigation by the Food Standards

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'We're being sold from company to company'

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

Outsourced workers at the University of London are campaigning to be brought in house, holding a strike on Thursday to support their demands. Cleaners, security guards, porters and other workers want to be employed directly by the university, which they hope will give

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MPs turn ‎guns on auditors over Carillion demise

ByNathan BissittJanuary 25, 2018

Two powerful panels of MPs are piling pressure on the world’s biggest audit firms to disclose their links to Carillion as they prepare to quiz the collapsed construction group’s former bosses. Sky News has learnt that the big four auditors –