Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste

One of Britain’s biggest waste disposal firms has been convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste for the second time in two years.   Biffa Waste Services was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste collected from private homes, labelled as paper, to Asia. An Environment Agency investigation prevented sixteen … Read more

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating as TFL has to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged  Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently  Passengers … Read more

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm

TSB closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 TSB has started closing its over-the-counter services at 4pm across its branch network. The bank has decided to close tills earlier after it ran … Read more

Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat ‘push up price by 44%’

Meal delivery apps ‘push up price by 44%’: Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat can send cost soaring, consumer group says Prices are driven up because of the fee restaurants must pay to major delivery firms Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat The companies charge customers for each delivery or … Read more

As Cazoo offers car subscriptions, how do these services work?

If you rifle through your monthly bank statement, there is a fair chance you will come across at least one or two subscriptions. From a newspaper or magazine, to the gym, to Netflix, milk deliveries, beauty boxes and flowers, we are well used to paying regularly each month for things But, there is one area … Read more

Chinese fans outraged after country’s streaming services censor Friends reunion special

The one with the censorship! Chinese Friends fans are left outraged after country’s streaming services REMOVE references to LGBTQ communities and cut cameos by Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and BTS in reunion special Friends reunion special was released across the world on Thursday Three Chinese streaming services secured rights to the 104 minute show, but … Read more

Spotify shares fall as Apple and Amazon give subscribers free access to ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stock took a tumble Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of lossless songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  Lossless audio maintains CD-quality sound in small files sizes, allowing listeners to hear songs ‘the way the artists created them in the studio,’ Apple said. Apple Music will add some 20 million lossless … Read more

Apple and Amazon giving subscribers free access to their perfect quality ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stock took a tumble Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of lossless songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  Lossless audio maintains CD-quality sound in small files sizes, allowing listeners to hear songs ‘the way the artists created them in the studio,’ Apple said. Apple Music will add some 20 million lossless … Read more

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week as lockdown restrictions ease Amendment will come into effect from Sunday ahead of lockdown easing  Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has said it is the largest increase in capacity this year It comes as restrictions ease on Monday, seeing indoor venues reopen, … Read more

High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains

High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains Issue in Hitachi 800 trains used by LNER Great Western Railway and Hull Trains LNER trains between London, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh are cancelled no Great Western services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance  By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: … Read more