Month: October 2022

Uswitch says prepayment meter users are more likely to be vulnerable and at risk of running out of credit. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Energy crisis pushing people onto prepayment meters, says Uswitch

US officials believe China tried to obstruct an investigation, steal technology and intimidate dissidents. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business US charges alleged Chinese spies in telecoms probe case

The pound is broadly unchanged against the dollar while government borrowing costs are down on the day. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Investors calm as Rishi Sunak wins race for prime minister

Rishi Sunak, the fifth Conservative prime minister in seven years, inherits many pressing challenges. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Rishi Sunak: The most urgent problems facing the new prime minister

Financier Guy Hands claims the UK is facing an IMF bailout because of the way its EU exit was negotiated. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business UK doomed without Brexit rethink, warns past Tory backer

Campaigners say the popular single-use vapes are an environmental nightmare. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Should disposable vapes be banned?

Uganda insists on exploiting its fossil-fuel riches, despite Europe’s environmental concerns. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Cop 27: Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline sparks climate row

John Kerry tells the BBC he hopes the King reconsiders his decision not to go to the UN climate summit in Egypt. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External King Charles should attend climate summit says US envoy

The wildlife authority describes this as a landmark punishment in the protection of rare species. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Ugandan ivory trader sentenced to life in prison

The bison is the first to be born wild in the UK for thousands of years. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Baby bison born in Kent countryside