SINGAPORE – Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has launched a $2 million fund to provide grants for zero-waste projects, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor announced on Tuesday (Jan 22). The money will fund “Towards Zero Waste Grants” that will support ground-up initiatives that encourage households to recyle right […]
Farmers will be protected from claims by hillwalkers under new legislation, the Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has said. According to the Minister his Department has been working to develop a scheme to indemnify private landowners over use of their lands for recreational purposes, and has been in discussion with the State […]
It’s no secret that car insurance costs – with younger drivers hit so hard many have been forced off the road. In fact, the latest figures show younger drivers now face paying premiums averaging £1,317. So it’s excellent news money saving expert Martin Lewis has just revealed how to slash hundreds off the cost. "I’ve […]
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline announced this morning that Sir Philip, its chairman since May 2015, is looking to step down and that a search for his successor has begun. The news comes just weeks after GSK said it would pool its consumer healthcare assets with those of US rival Pfizer – potentially paving the way for […]
More than five million people switched energy suppliers last year, with a record number of them shunning the "Big Six", new figures show. One in five customers switched their provider in 2018 – an increase of 6% on the previous year, marking the highest number since records began. Energy UK – which released the figures […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei has launched an unprecedented public relations blitz, thrusting its low-key founder in front of international media as the telecoms firm seeks to ease concern among Western nations bent on shutting it out of their markets. The move, along with significant personnel change in its 300-strong corporate affairs department, comes […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian wine shipments to China grew at their slowest pace in four years in 2018, industry data showed on Tuesday, in another indication that Sino-U.S. trade tensions were dragging on consumer spending in the world’s second-largest economy. The slowdown in exports to less than a third of 2017’s breakneck speed adds to […]
The supermarket price war is on as the UK’s biggest chains battle it out to win our custom. With so much choice available, consumers have wised up to the fact they need to shop around to get the best value for their money on staple foods and big household brands. Recent research shows budget supermarket […]
The outdoors clothing-to-kit retailer reported a 12% rise in total sales to £84.7m during the 13 weeks to 6 January – aided by new store openings and a leap of almost 25% in online sales during the period. The company, which currently trades from 340 stores employing more than 3,000 staff, said its planned expansion […]
Graduates who take a job at Aldi can expect a starting salary similar to those who head to the world’s top law firms, a report has found. The £44,000 pay package of the budget supermarket’s graduate scheme, which also includes a company Audi, is on par with similar programmes at the international law firms Baker […]