British authorities want to encourage consumers through discounts to prefer off-peak times to use their energy-hungry appliances, such as washing machines, in a bid to mitigate the risk of power outages. According to newspaper reports, partly confirmed by the national electricity network operator ESO, it is considering “rewarding” Britons who adopt such behaviors with discounts. […]
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Britain: Fears of serious supply chain disruption due to strike at Felixstowe port
A strike over pay demands at the UK’s biggest cargo port will result in “severe disruption” to the supply chain, a Unite union spokesman said today. The eight-day strike, which began yesterday, Sunday, at the port of Felixstowe, in eastern England, “could end this afternoon if the employer agrees to meet us for real negotiations”, […]
Citi: Raises UK inflation forecast to 15%
To 15% – at least – Citi raises its estimate for inflation in Great Britain during the first quarter of 2023, unless there are government measures to reduce prices, as the economists of the American bank report. As Citi’s Benjamin Nabarro emphasized in a note to clients, “absent compensatory support, we expect the CPI to […]
Britain: The source of the Thames dried up for the first time – The country was unprepared for the drought
LAST UPDATE: 14:26 The headwaters of the River Thames have dried up more than ever before as England looks set to enter a drought for which some experts say the country is unprepared. The British Met Office said this July was England’s driest since 1935 with average rainfall reaching 23.1mm, just 35% of the average […]
Britain: PM candidate Sunak proposes £200 reductions for every household on energy bills
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who is running for Prime Minister of Britain, presented yesterday, Thursday, a plan that includes a reduction in energy bills in order to deal with their increased costs for households. In an article in “The Times” Sunak said that each household would see reductions of around £200 on […]
Britain is sending additional missile systems to Ukraine
Additional missile launch systems, which have the ability to hit targets at distances of up to 80 km, Britain is preparing to send to Ukraine, as announced by the country’s Defense Minister, Ben Wallace. The British Defense Secretary noted that the new supply of weapons will help Kyiv defend itself against attacks launched by Russian […]
Polio is spreading in London
Britain is launching a polio booster vaccination campaign for children under 10 in London after confirming the virus is spreading in the capital for the first time since the 1980s. Britain’s health safety agency has identified 116 polioviruses from 19 sewage samples in London this year, after first issuing a warning about the virus in […]
The ‘political vacuum’ in the UK threatens to ‘deepen’ the financial crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was once again heavily criticized on Monday, as the “political vacuum” that has been created at the heart of his government threatens to lead the country into an even deeper economic crisis before his successor takes office. in September. Britain is preparing for a long recession, the Bank of England […]
The British count their money pound by pound
“They are literally counting their pennies,” said Natalie Seeney, director of the Cash Action Group, an independent commission that studies the use of cash in the country. And it is indeed so. With the use of the bank card and the contactless transactions that are now allowed up to 100 pounds, one cannot easily determine […]
Britain: Russia’s actions at the Zaporizhia nuclear plant likely undermine its safety
The actions of Russian forces at the Ukrainian nuclear plant in Zaporizhia may have undermined the safety of its smooth operation, Britain announced today. “Russian forces have likely used the wider area of ​​the facility and especially the adjacent town of Enerhodar to rest using the special protection status of the nuclear plant to reduce […]