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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
Experts have warned the UK faces a deeply uncomfortable fiscal position ahead of next month’s budget as government borrowing costs soared to a near thirty-year high.
Sustained pressure on global bond yields has been driven by rising oil prices following renewed hostilities in the Iran war. In the UK, yields on ten-year gilts reached five point two four percent, with thirty-year gilts climbing to five point eight seven percent. Financial analysts fear the trend could soon filter through to Britain’s mortgage market, putting further pressure on household finances.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a new surge team of forty-five police officers to be deployed to beaches in Northern France to tackle small boat Channel crossings.
The initiative forms part of a wider UK-French enforcement effort to stop boats leaving the French coast and prevent the launch of new mega dinghies. Mr Burnham confirmed the plans as he prepares to host French President Emmanuel Macron at Downing Street for their first official bilateral meeting, following an earlier gathering at the British Museum.
Uber has launched the UK’s first self-driving robotaxi service in London, with fifteen autonomous minicabs initially licensed to operate across the capital.
Under current licensing rules, every vehicle must carry a human safety driver who can intervene if needed. Uber stated that over one hundred thousand surveyed customers expressed interest in using autonomous rides, despite high-profile incidents involving malfunctioning driverless taxis in American cities where the technology is already in use.
Retailer B&Q and restaurant chain Five Guys are among more than six hundred UK employers named by the government for failing to pay staff the minimum wage.
The Department for Business and Trade confirmed that four million pounds in outstanding wages has been returned to affected workers, alongside seven million pounds in total penalties. B&Q cited payroll calculation errors for the shortfall, while Five Guys blamed technical issues.
Most people would probably say they weren't collectors when they were growing up. They didn't have display cabinets full of rare objects. They weren't spending weekends at collectors' fairs. They didn't have spreadsheets keeping track of everything they owned. And yet, if you're Gen X, there's a very good chance you accumulated quite a collection of things. You just didn't call it collecting. You called it keeping stuff. Some of […]
