English hospitals ‘have not learned lessons’ of past maternity scandals
Too many English hospitals risk repeating maternity scandals involving avoidable baby deaths and brain injury because staff are too frightened to raise concerns, the chief...
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Hundreds of City firms at risk of collapse because of Covid, FCA warns
Britain’s financial watchdog has warned that hundreds of small and medium-sized City firms are at risk of collapse due to the economic pressures of the...
Ofcom to review BBC Sounds over claims it is damaging competition
The expansion of BBC Sounds could be curtailed amid concerns from commercial radio stations that its growth is squeezing out rival for-profit services. The media...
Flood of complaints expected over Covid-19 UK business loans
The Treasury has told a new bank customer complaints body to prepare for an influx of grievances over government-backed Covid loans. The Business Banking Resolution...
Companies House to verify directors’ identities before being listed
Company directors will have their identities verified before their names are listed on the UK’s official register of company information, as the government attempts to...
Tui UK vows to pay Covid holiday refunds by October after complaints
Tui UK has committed to paying any outstanding refunds for package holidays cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic by 30 September after the regulator received...
This time the insurance industry lost after reading the small print | Nils Pratley
When can one say a notifiable disease has occurred within a “vicinity” if the whole country is in lockdown? For fans of dense legal disputes,...
Energy bills could increase this winter to cover coronavirus defaults
The energy regulator is considering raising gas and electricity bills for 11 million households to help supply companies survive an expected sharp rise in customer...
UK small companies win victory in Covid insurance test case
Hundreds of thousands of small companies will receive payouts on insurance claims after being forced to close during the Covid-19 pandemic, following a high court...
Regulators investigate elite London law firm Mishcon de Reya
One of the UK’s most prestigious law firms is being investigated by regulators who have spent at least two years examining it, sending investigators into...