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Government accused of hypocrisy over plans to cut limits on banking bosses’ pay

Outrage over ‘two sets of rules’ after ministers call for pay restraint in public sector

The Independent UK

Tories plot to cut rules on City bosses' pay – while railing against public sector rises

TORY ministers are plotting to slash controls on City bosses’ pay, while calling for wage restraint in the public sector.

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'want to cut pay limits for city bosses but ALSO restrain public worker pay'

The Government is being accused of "hypocrisy" as leaked plans show it wants to remove some controls over City bosses' pay will restraining the wages of people in the public sector

Daily Mirror

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Four-day week ‘may work well’ for some businesses, government admits as pilot starts

Officials are keeping a close eye on a pilot project being run by UK businesses

The Independent UK

Queens University spinout wins Westminster funding to reduce reliance on red diesel

CATAGEN will use the BEIS money to develop green hydrogen production and transport

Birmingham Post

Big Interview: Intelligent Energy boss on why they might have to build £100m gigafactory in Europe

‘We are British-owned with brilliant products and an ambition to grow quickly – the ball is in the Government’s court’

Birmingham Post

North East MPs react to 'damning' and 'revealing' report into Powergrid response to Storm Arwen

Thousands of homes in the North East were left without power last November following Storm Arwen but a report revealed the response was 'unacceptable'

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Storm Arwen power company response "unacceptable" and could have breached licence, report says

Northern Powergrid may have been in breach of its licence because of failures in its call centre in the wake of last November's storm

Chronicle Live

Energy bills: why are so many smart meters in Britain turning ‘dumb’?

Hundreds of readers tell of lost connectivity as official figures show millions of devices have to be read manually

The Guardian - UK

‘Complete nonsense’: Asda boss mocks post-Brexit plan to return to imperial measures

Tory peer Lord Rose criticises ‘backwards’ proposal as business department launches 12-week consultation

The Guardian - UK

Consultation to review ‘overbearing EU rules’ on imperial measurements

Plans to revisit regulations on the use of imperial measurements in Britain will restore ‘common sense’ to the statute book, the Government said.

The Independent UK

Hinkley Point B owner says it will not extend life of nuclear plant

EDF Energy tells staff reactors will be shut down in summer despite concerns of blackouts later this year

The Guardian - UK

Greenhouse gas removal ‘not a silver bullet to achieve net zero’

UK scientists say carbon capture is ‘hard and expensive’ and focus must be on reducing emissions

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Cwmni Egino announce plan for Trawsfynydd nuclear development

The two organisations are working towards a collaboration agreement aimed at progressing plans at the Gwynedd site

Birmingham Post

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Birmingham Post

Ulster University to develop £50M data hub to boost UK manufacturing competitiveness

The Smart Manufacturing Data Hub will support 13,000 jobs, BEIS said

The Independent UK

Covid fraud losses could top £4.9bn after swindlers given ‘open goal’, MPs warn

Goverment urged to explain exactly how it plans to recover funds

The Guardian - UK

Covid support schemes left ‘open goal’ to fraudsters, says watchdog

Public Accounts Committee report says business department efforts to identify fraud came after trails had ‘long ago gone cold’

The Independent UK

Government must do everything in its power to reduce Covid loan fraud hit – MPs

Nearly £5 billion might be lost to fraud and error in the Covid support schemes for businesses.

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The Independent UK

Direct debits have doubled after energy increase, some Britons say

Customers who are with British Gas, Octopus Energy and Shell Energy reported the increase.

The Guardian - UK

UK government drops maternity charity after critical tweets

Group championing rights of new mothers and pregnant women removed after commenting on government’s lack of progress

The Independent UK

Government showed ‘disregard’ to taxpayer over Covid loans, MPs say

Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Meg Hillier MP said the Government has no long-term plans to chase overdue debt.

The Guardian - UK

XR scientists glue hands to business department in London climate protest

Affiliates of Scientists for Extinction Rebellion highlight climate science they say government is ignoring

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson finally unveils energy strategy with NO surge in controversial wind farms

Boris Johnson will push for a huge expansion of offshore wind despite mounting calls for a big increase in onshore wind power. Tory backbenchers are opposed to more wind farms in the countryside

The Guardian - UK

Cuadrilla allowed to delay closure of Lancashire fracking wells

Regulator gives gas exploration company another year to plug wells, amid UK energy security concerns

Birmingham Post

Government energy crisis response 'inadequate', says Good Energy boss

The Wiltshire-based supplier said rising wholesale market prices had hit its profits

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