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Fifth of landlords to spend over £10,000 to meet new energy efficiency rules

Fifth of landlords to spend over £10,000 to meet new energy efficiency rules

Over half (55%) of landlords need to make improvements to their properties to meet rising Minimum Energy Efficient Standards (MEES) b..

BoE interest rise’s impact on first time buyers: comment from Vadim Toader, CEO & Co-Founder of Proportunity

BoE interest rise’s impact on first time buyers: comment from Vadim Toader, CEO & Co-Founder of Proportunity

Vadim Toader, CEO & Co-Founder of neolender, Proportunity. He says: “Today’s interest rates hike announcement fr..

Logicalis UK&I Announces the Appointment of Paul Stapley to the position of Practices & Portfolio Director

Logicalis UK&I Announces the Appointment of Paul Stapley to the position of Practices & Portfolio Director

London, United Kingdom, 5th May 2022 – Logicalis UK and Ireland (UK&I), an international IT solutions and managed services provide..

Biochar production policy requires radical update to fulfil net zero potential

Biochar production policy requires radical update to fulfil net zero potential

Leading carbon dioxide removal (CDR) specialists are calling for a radical update on UK biochar policy to help ensure net zero targets..

EU considers more funds for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban

EU considers more funds for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission is considering offering landlocked eastern European Union states mo..

Airline body IATA sees industry recovery now in 2023

Airline body IATA sees industry recovery now in 2023

RIYADH (Reuters) -The head of the world’s biggest airline trade body said on Monday passenger traffic was recovering faster than..

BoE’s Pill says UK must accept income hit from high inflation

BoE’s Pill says UK must accept income hit from high inflation

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – People and businesses in Britain need to realise they are unlikely to..

Pent-up demand prompts European travel recovery as COVID curbs ease

Pent-up demand prompts European travel recovery as COVID curbs ease

By Paul Sandle and Tim Hepher LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – European airlines and hotel chains are seeing bookings recover to levels..

UK’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan will attend celebrations for Queen Elizabeth

UK’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan will attend celebrations for Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will attend celebrations to mark his grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s 70 ..

Queen to attend UK Jubilee celebrations, but snubs for Andrew and Harry

Queen to attend UK Jubilee celebrations, but snubs for Andrew and Harry

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth plans to attend major celebrations to mark her 70 years on the British throne next..

Struggling British pig industry calls for Tesco to step-up

Struggling British pig industry calls for Tesco to step-up

LONDON (Reuters) – The trade body for Britain’s pig industry on Thursday told Tesco, the country’s biggest supermarket gro..

Amber Heard says Johnny Depp became violent when jealous

Amber Heard says Johnny Depp became violent when jealous

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Aquaman” actor Amber Heard testified for a second day on Thursday in the w..

Fighting traps civilians in Ukraine plant as Putin urges defenders to disarm

Fighting traps civilians in Ukraine plant as Putin urges defenders to disarm

By Alessandra Prentice and Natalia Zinets ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Scores of Ukrainian civilians including women and ch..

Greece to set cap on electricity prices to relieve consumers- PM

Greece to set cap on electricity prices to relieve consumers- PM

ATHENS (Reuters) -The Greek government will set a ceiling on wholesale electricity prices to help consumers and businesses cope with t..

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Emboldened by an oil price surge since Russia invaded Ukraine, Iran’s clerical rulers are in n..

Volkswagen boosts electric car investment in Spain to 10 billion euros

Volkswagen boosts electric car investment in Spain to 10 billion euros

By Emma Pinedo SAGUNTO, Spain (Reuters) -German carmaker Volkswagen AG and partners will invest 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to ma..

Stellantis won’t race to split electric vehicles from fossil fuel cars

Stellantis won’t race to split electric vehicles from fossil fuel cars

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis is not considering splitting its electric vehicle (EV) business from its legac..

EU regulator hopes to approve COVID variant-adapted vaccines by autumn

EU regulator hopes to approve COVID variant-adapted vaccines by autumn

(Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it hoped to have vaccines adapted to address coronavirus ..

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’ policy

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’ policy

By Eduardo Baptista and Andrew Galbraith BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing residents tentatively returned to work on Thursday after ..

COVID took 15 million lives globally, not the 5 million reported – WHO

COVID took 15 million lives globally, not the 5 million reported – WHO

By Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a..

Explainer-What would be the impact of Russian oil sanctions in Europe?

Explainer-What would be the impact of Russian oil sanctions in Europe?

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union has proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil, tightening its sanctions on Moscow for its i..

Markets mostly quiet ahead of Fed decision, crude jumps

Markets mostly quiet ahead of Fed decision, crude jumps

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. and European equities mostly wavered on Wednesday while Treasury yields ..

Climate activists take aim at Barclays, StanChart shareholder meetings

Climate activists take aim at Barclays, StanChart shareholder meetings

By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON/MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Climate activists and other disgruntled investors glued themselves to ..

Analysis-Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”

Analysis-Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”

By Gergely Szakacs, Alan Charlish and Jason Hovet VELENCE, Hungary/WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – War may be raging on their doorstep..

India’s $2.7 billion LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

India’s $2.7 billion LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

By Nupur Anand and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) -Life Insurance Corp’s (LIC) $2.7 billion IPO, India’s largest public iss..

Oil jumps 4% as EU proposes ban on Russian oil

Oil jumps 4% as EU proposes ban on Russian oil

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped on Wednesday as the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, spell..

Russia unleashes rockets after Mariupol ceasefire, EU eyes oil sanctions

Russia unleashes rockets after Mariupol ceasefire, EU eyes oil sanctions

By Joseph Campbell and Tom Balmforth ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia launched an assault on the encircled Azovstal steel works..

Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia

Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Bulgaria said on Tuesday a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility to be built off the northern G..

UK poised to ditch plans to empower tech regulator – FT

UK poised to ditch plans to empower tech regulator – FT

(Reuters) – Britain is poised to shelve plans to provide statutory powers to a new technology regulator, in a blow to global eff..

Civilians from Mariupol flee Azovstal bunkers in U.N.-led evacuation

Civilians from Mariupol flee Azovstal bunkers in U.N.-led evacuation

BEZIMENNE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works after the U..

Europe strains for clarity as Russia stands by roubles-for-gas demand

Europe strains for clarity as Russia stands by roubles-for-gas demand

By Kate Abnett and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Companies and countries were at odds over Moscow’s rouble-for-..

AstraZeneca says its COVID shot still has role despite global glut

AstraZeneca says its COVID shot still has role despite global glut

By Natalie Grover and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine still has a role to play in the fight against t..

Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

By Gopal Sharma and Manoj Kumar KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by acti..

Europe struggles for clarity on Russia’s roubles-for-gas scheme

Europe struggles for clarity on Russia’s roubles-for-gas scheme

By Kate Abnett and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Thursday warned buyers of Russian gas the..

Factbox-Who is buying Russian crude oil and who has stopped

Factbox-Who is buying Russian crude oil and who has stopped

(Reuters) – Here is the response by countries regarding purchases of Russian oil following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on..

US says Russia plans fake independence votes in seized Ukraine territory

US says Russia plans fake independence votes in seized Ukraine territory

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -The United States accused Russia on Thursday of planning to stage fake independence votes to justify..

Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats – with help from a dinosaur

Bolivian boy turns photographer on iconic salt flats – with help from a dinosaur

By Santiago Limachi and Marcelo Rochabrun SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia (Reuters) – On the otherworldly white salt flats of Bolivia..