August 24, 2026

J.Barnes

Energy

Octopus urges Andy Burnham to slash £200 more from energy bills | UK | News

Octopus Energy has urged Andy Burnham to make two major changes it says could cut nearly £200 off every household’s annual electricity bill.

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Energy

Ofgem orders new data exchange to improve NESO’s grid visibility

Ofgem has approved new rules requiring NESO and electricity network operators to exchange detailed planning data more routinely from 6 August. Grid Code

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Energy

Bloom Energy Sinks 13%, FuelCell Drops 7%, Plug Power Falls 4% Ahead of Bloom’s Q2 Report

© Andrei Stanescu / Getty Images Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) shares are down 13% to $163.04 in midday trading Tuesday, leading a broad selloff

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Tax

HMRC claws back £100m from landlords in tax crackdown

HMRC recovered more than £100m in tax from landlords last year following a data-driven crackdown, figures show. Thousands of landlords came forward in

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Wealth Management

Wealth management continues to attract private equity; Carlyle makes debut investment from new aerospace platform

Good morning dealmakers, it’s Obey Martin Manayiti here with the US edition of the Wire from the New York newsroom. Private equity-backed deals

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Insurance

AXA Insurance v HMRC: Supreme Court clarifies when group litigation test case rulings can be overridden

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by two insurance companies seeking to rely on a twenty-year-old test case ruling that has since

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Fund

Andy Burnham’s £1B Pension Fund Explained: What It Means for UK Savers and Startups

Britain has long been home to innovative science and technology businesses. The government says it now wants more of those companies to secure

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Tax

Everyone hates stamp duty and council tax – but Burnham’s ‘solution’ looks worse

Andy Burnham spent his first week announcing things that were crowd-pleasing. The £2 cap on bus fares. Pausing the early release of prisoners.

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Fund

Jada Fund of Funds backs $200mln fund to support Saudi SMEs

Five hundred Saudi riyal banknotes – Saudi money. Image used for illustrative purpose. Image courtesy: Getty Images/ Mohamed Alhamami

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Insurance

Can You Have Multiple Health Insurance Policies at the Same Time?

Health insurance is rarely something people sit down and design from scratch. It tends to build up slowly. A policy bought early in

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