Day: March 4, 2026
Metro Bank bounces back to profit after cost-cutting
March 4, 2026Metro Bank has revealed a return to profit after cutting costs (Mike Egerton/PA) PA Archive Metro Bank has revealed a return to profit for the past year after slashing costs across its operations and shifting more towards corporate lending. The London-based lender told shareholders on Wednesday that it delivered an £87.2 million pre-tax profit for […]
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Energy bills in UK could rise £500 as Trump’s Iran war sends gas and oil prices soaring, say economists
March 4, 2026Donald Trump’s war on Iran could send energy bills for millions of households in Britain spiralling by £500 a year, leading economists are warning. The Resolution Foundation said that many families were looking forward this year to a rise in living standards. The foundation further analysed the impact of personal tax and benefit policies that […]
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What’s with the used floss picks appearing all over Britain’s streets?
March 4, 2026Recently, I came across a post on Reddit which asked: ‘Why am I all of a sudden spotting discarded floss picks everywhere?’ A random observation to some, but for me, this question spoke right to my soul. Over the past few months no matter where life has taken me – in London, at home with […]
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‘Our iconic market has been here years – now landlords are trying to shut it down’
March 4, 2026Worn-out traders at a ‘lifeline’ market for east London say they are being ‘punished back into poverty’ as developers hand them yet another eviction notice. Their landlords Larochette – an off-shore company – bought the building in 2016, and as all London sales go, applied to Hackney council to turn the building into luxury flats […]
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