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Drunk tourists may lose their insurance claims, ombudsman warns
Insurers have denied tourists' insurance claims when they considered excessive drinking had been involved in the accident.
Ryanair goes green with plan to scrap plastic
Ryanair said it wants to be the greenest airline by scrapping non-recyclable plastic as the budget carrier seeks to improve its image after a series of setbacks.
UK watchdog sets out concerns over high overdraft fees
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned banks and other lenders it is concerned about fees they charge customers for unauthorised overdrafts.
BBC women accuse bosses of 'threats' over equal pay requests
Female employees of the BBC have accused the broadcaster's chiefs of “veiled threats” when they asked for equal pay.
London alone 'could generate £166m per year' from taxing cannabis
New York and London could generate significant tax revenue if cannabis was made legal, according to a new study detailing the cost of marijuana in 120 cities across the globe.
TfL appoints contractor for East London Line to replace Carillion
Transport for London has appointed Cleshar Contract Services to replace Carillion in maintaining London Overground's East London Line.
Trump set to make work visit to the UK later in 2018
Donald Trump is set to make a work visit to the UK later this year after meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Post Office to withdraw mortgage service from shops
The Post Office on Thursday said it would now only offer its mortgages online, resulting in a number of jobs losses.
Homelessness in England up 15% to almost 5,000 people
Homelessness in England has risen for the seventh year in a row with 4,751 people recorded sleeping on the streets, a rise of 15%, government statistics revealed on Thursday.
Presidents Club to dissolve after reports of groping at Dorchester fundraiser
The high-profile Presidents Club charity was forced to close down on Thursday less than 24 hours after an undercover investigation revealed alleged groping of women hired as 'hostesses' at one of its fundraising events.
Alaskan earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A tsunami alert has been issued after an earthquake was recorded off the coast of Alaska.
Sky a standout in the latest Ofcom complaints data
Ofcom published its latest data on the volume of consumer complaints it received against major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services on Friday, revealing a slight uptick in the number of grievances levelled against landline and television providers.
Malaysian investors pour $2.2bn into Battersea Power Station as costs rise
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has agreed to buy a stake in London's Battersea Power Station building as costs continued to rise for the project development.
Heathrow to reveal proposal for shortened third runway in cost cutting exercise
Heathrow was set to unveil its new proposal for a shorter and cheaper third runway in an effort to push through its £15bn expansion plans.
EC raids Euromoney's RISI paper business in cartel inquiry
The European Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at the premises of an unnamed kraft paper and industrial paper sack firm on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential cartel, while Euromoney said it's RISI subsidiary had been inspected.
Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell found guilty of failing to disclose information
Former owner of the collapsed BHS retail chain Dominic Chappell has been found guilty of three charges of failing to provide documents to the pensions watchdog.
Britons untrusting of broadband advertising, says survey
A recent survey carried out by price comparison service Broadband Genie revealed that the majority of Britons felt that advertisements for internet service providers were dishonest, with the product itself not living up to the promises made by their providers' marketing campaigns.
UK men enjoy increasingly more leisure time than women
Men in the UK enjoy almost five more hours of leisure time per week than women, new research from the Office of National Statistics shows.
British firms flooded with cyber attacks in 2017
Major British companies were hit by more than 230,000 cyber-attacks each during 2017, as attacks in the fourth quarter increased 24% over the same time a year earlier.