Jet2 reports holiday bookings boost after US-Iran peace talks 08. July 2026 (11:07) The flight and holiday provider reported a pre-tax profit of £551 million for the year to the end of March, down 7% from £593 million a year earlier.(London News)
Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU entry system, MPs warn 08. July 2026 (11:00) UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next weekBusiness live – latest updatesCross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks suspended by next week, MPs have warned.The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at the port. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Report to National Crime Agency of £5m Farage gift is ‘deeply serious’ 08. July 2026 (10:33) Labour party chair says Reform UK leader must cooperate with authorities instead of trying to distract public with byelection• UK politics live – latest updatesThe revelation that a £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers concerned it may have been laundered money has been described as “astonishing and deeply serious”.Responding to the Guardian story, Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party, called on Farage to “come clean and cooperate” with the NCA. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts 08. July 2026 (10:13) Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone callsBusiness live – latest updatesVirgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms watchdog for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts over a near-three-year period.Ofcom discovered that Virgin Media “likely mishandled” millions of phone calls between the start of 2022 and autumn 2024, with deliberate call-dropping tactics, unnecessary call transfers and putting customers on hold for “no reason”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
