Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content LONDON — British grocery sales rose 9.4% to a record 12.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) in the Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent … Read more
Train passengers face another week of chaos on Britain’s railways as the series of bitter and long-running industrial disputes drags into the new year and looks set to disrupt the return to work after the Christmas holidays. Rail users have been warned to “only travel if it is absolutely necessary” between Tuesday and Saturday, with … Read more
Regulator Ofgem has set out proposals to reform Britain’s energy market, including changing how much suppliers can make under the price cap and raising capital requirements to reduce the risk of supplier failures. Ofgem also said that it would “closely” monitor suppliers’ use of customer credit balances but held back from suggesting they should be … Read more
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Britain’s first female NFL coach Phoebe Schecter talks to Her Huddle about her time interning with the Buffalo Bills from 2018-19 and the challenges facing women in elite sport Britain’s first female NFL coach Phoebe Schecter talks to Her Huddle about her time interning with … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 19, 2022 • 6 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Kyiv, pledging to continue the firm support for Ukraine that was a focus of policy under his predecessors. … Read more
Jeremy Hunt, chancellor, will on Thursday seek to restore Britain’s tarnished economic reputation with a massive package of tax rises and spending cuts intended to repair the public finances and tame inflation. Hunt’s Autumn Statement will intensify the financial hardship facing millions of Britons and begin years of austerity in public services, but the chancellor … Read more
“I want to thank you for what you’ve done,” says 16-year-old Kostya* haltingly, his light brown eyes intense under his baseball cap. “In Russian I could say so much more, but in English I can say only ‘thank you’, and it’s not enough.” I am floored: this is my first meeting with this boy who … Read more
Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong says Emma Raducanu is “capable of achieving great things” having already become a Grand Slam champion. The British No 1 sent the tennis world into a spin when she claimed the US Open title last year having come through qualifying, not dropping a set in 10 … Read more
In an incident that has piqued curiosities, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was Monday rushed off stage during an event at the COP27 Summit in Egypt by his aides. A video of the incident shared by UK-based journalist Leo Hickman on Twitter showed Sunak hurrying off the stage abruptly, escorted by his aides. “About 2 … Read more
In North Berwick, a seaside town half an hour east of Edinburgh by train, a search for pandemic silver linings leads to the Bass Rock community group. Until coronavirus hit, the group — named after the volcanic rock and seabird haven that sits in the Firth of Forth — did not exist. It’s the legacy … Read more