Norway’s fish farm waste ‘triple the country’s sewage’ – report
Salmon farms in Norway release three times more waste into fjords than the country’s entire population produces, new research has found Read Full Article at RT.com
2026
HMRC’s monthly debt collection bill balloons to £5.2m as compliance crackdown bites British businesses
HMRC's monthly spend on debt collection agency TDX Group has surged to £5.2m as Chancellor Rachel Reeves intensifies tax recovery, with SMEs warning of mounting pressure. Read more: HMRC’s monthly…
Over-50s frozen out: Labour’s workers’ rights reforms backfire as older jobseekers hit record high
Nearly one million workers aged 50 and over are now struggling to find employment, with experts warning that the Employment Rights Act, higher National Insurance contributions and a softening jobs…
HMRC loses landmark £584,000 tax battle as referees ruled self-employed
HMRC has been defeated in the landmark £584,000 PGMOL employment status case, with a tribunal ruling football referees were genuinely self-employed — casting fresh doubt over the tax office's CEST…
Reeves’s pay-per-mile EV tax ‘could cost Treasury £4.8bn’, industry coalition warns
A powerful alliance of trade bodies has cautioned that the Chancellor's flagship electric vehicle excise duty risks derailing Britain's clean transport transition — and leaving a multi-billion-pound hole in the…
Last orders: two pubs a day shut as Labour’s tax raid bites
British Beer and Pub Association warns that the system places a “heavy and uneven burden” on locals, with 161 closures in the first quarter alone costing 2,400 jobs. Read more:…
Humanoid robots step onto the recycling line as waste firms battle 40% staff turnover
British waste firms turn to humanoid AI robots to tackle 40% staff turnover and dangerous conditions on recycling lines. Inside Sharp Group's Rainham plant where Alpha is being trained to…
EU ‘not competitive’ – Belgian central bank chief
Soaring energy costs are undermining the EU’s competitiveness, Belgian central bank chief Pierre Wunsch has told the Financial Times Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin envoy comments on collapse of Spirit Airlines
US low-cost airline Spirit announced immediate shutdown after failed Washington bailout bid and oil price spikes squeezing finances Read Full Article at RT.com
OPEC+ makes first output decision after UAE exit – Reuters
Seven members of OPEC+ have reportedly agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day in June following the UAE exit Read Full Article at RT.com