More buyers are using their phones to make purchases, which means they’re reaching for their wallets less. As a result of this development, digital wallets have become a popular local payment mechanism for both remote and mobile proximity payments. Digital wallets, also known as e-wallets, securely hold payment credentials such as credit card or bank […]Read More

The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and all of the malls have already been decked out with Christmas lights, creating a festive atmosphere. Still, while the holidays are a wonderful time to spend with family and friends, they also tend to drain your bank account with all of the Christmas gifts, New Year’s celebrations, and […]Read More

Mulberry said demand for its luxury products is back at pre-pandemic levels with sales in the UK and Asia powering a surge in revenue as it prepares to benefit from the holiday shopping season. The leather goods retailer, which cut 25 per cent of its staff last year because of weak demand, said sales improved […]Read More

The government has set aside up to GBP1.7 billion to fund the continued operation of Bulb Energy after the supplier collapsed into administration. A court appointed special administrators from Teneo yesterday to keep running Britain’s seventh-largest energy utility so supplies and customer services to its 1.6 million household customers should continue unaffected. A GBP1.69 billion […]Read More

Science Creates, the deep tech ecosystem that nurtures science and engineering start-ups and spin-outs, has today opened its second specialised incubator space in Bristol. It will be home to a new generation of scientists-turned-entrepreneurs leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, synthetic biology, nano technologies and quantum computing which will be used to tackle big problems […]Read More

The introduction of short-term visas will not solve labour shortages in the food industry, the boss of Lidl has warned, adding that the retailer was working “harder than ever before” to keep shelves stocked. Christian Hartnagel, chief executive of the German discount retailer’s UK business, said that there were labour shortages “in every corner you […]Read More

Northern leaders will seek to pay part of the cost of Northern Powerhouse Rail, such is their dismay over “deeply flawed” revisions to the project announced by Westminster last week. Mayors, council leaders and transport bosses from northern regions expressed anger at the Integrated Rail Plan, which included plans to shelve a new high-speed line […]Read More

Litter on beaches has fallen to the lowest level for more than 20 years, according to the country’s largest annual clean-up event. An average of 385 items of litter were found per 100 metres, down from 425 in 2020, 558 in 2019 and a peak of 835 in 2014. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which […]Read More

Targeting teenagers with adverts for cosmetic procedures such as breast enhancements and nose jobs will be banned from next May, the regulator has announced. Under the rules, companies will no longer be able to advertise products and procedures designed to change physical appearance around television shows with a large audience of teenagers under 18. The […]Read More

Thousands of Christmas holidays could be at risk as the Passport Office courier service appears to be in meltdown. Hundreds of people are going online every day to complain about delays at TNT, which has an exclusive contract to deliver official travel documents. Customers report delivery dates being delayed multiple times, with some saying that […]Read More