Denise Coates, boss of online gambling company Bet365, saw reserves in her foundation rise by almost 50%A charity founded by Denise Coates, the billionaire boss of online gambling firm Bet365, has reduced its donations to good causes from £9m to £6m, d…
Omni Energy switched unprofitable customers without express consent
Firm is struggling financially with record high gas prices and removed customers who used the most energyA struggling household energy supplier switched thousands of unprofitable customers to rival companies without their express consent, in an apparen…
Omni Energy predicts it will be 13th UK provider to go bust
Firm tells customers it will switch them to another supplier unless they objectThe UK household electricity company Omni Energy has said it expects to become the 13th energy supplier to go bust this year, unless the gas price crisis eases before winter…
UK petrol prices are closing in on all-time high, warns RAC
Cost per litre nears the record 142.48 set in April 2012, stoked by global demand outpacing supply rather than UK fuel shortagePetrol prices could reach all-time highs before Christmas, the RAC warned, signalling “misery” for motorists still reeling fr…
Nearly half of UK’s independent petrol stations still lack fuel
Petrol Retailers Association say fuel is being bought faster than it is getting restockedNearly half of all independently owned petrol stations in the UK were still dry or out of one type of fuel on Thursday, as motorists continued to panic buy and sol…
‘Desperate choices’ this winter as three more UK energy suppliers toppled by price surge
Citizens Advice says consumers moved to new supplier likely to pay extra £30 a month Households are facing “desperate choices” this winter, with energy bills rising by £30 a month for those who have had to switch supplier owing to a wave of energy comp…
Shell Energy to take on 255,000 customers of collapsed Green
Users to retain outstanding credit on their balance and supply will not be interrupted Shell Energy will take on 255,000 customers from Green, one of seven small energy suppliers that have collapsed in a wave of failures that have forced the energy reg…
Undisclosed private companies analysing facial data from NHS app
Fresh privacy concerns raised after NHS refuses to reveal firms used for ID verification process Undisclosed companies are analysing facial data collected by the NHS app, which is used by more than 16 million English citizens, prompting fresh concern a…
$22.4bn bid for Entain underlines value of British online gambling expertise
Analysis: overturning of prohibition on sports wagers in US has triggered a 21st-century gold rushThe blockbuster $22.4bn (£16.4bn) bid for Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain underlines just how valuable British online gambling expertise has become.Its p…
MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders
NDAs are being used to silence wrongdoing at work, says chair of women and equalities committeeA senior Conservative MP has proposed a law that would stop “scurrilous” employers using gagging orders to silence victims of sexual harassment.Maria Miller…