Category: Business

DWP Moves Christmas 2025 Benefits to Dec 22 as £10 Bonus Draws Criticism

DWP Moves Christmas 2025 Benefits to Dec 22 as £10 Bonus Draws Criticism

The DWP moves Christmas 2025 benefit payments to Dec 22 to avoid holiday delays, but the £10 bonus — unchanged since 1996 — is drawing fierce criticism as inflation erodes its value for 20 million UK recipients.

BBC Proposes Simplified Streaming Device to Avoid Digital Exclusion as UK TV Shifts Online

BBC Proposes Simplified Streaming Device to Avoid Digital Exclusion as UK TV Shifts Online

The BBC and Everyone TV warn that without inclusive action, millions of UK households risk being cut off from TV as the country shifts to internet-based broadcasting by the 2030s — and propose a radically simplified Freely device to prevent digital exclusion.

Marks & Spencer restores Click & Collect after £300 million cyberattack

Marks & Spencer restores Click & Collect after £300 million cyberattack

Marks & Spencer restored Click & Collect on Aug 10, 2025, ending a six‑week outage caused by a £300 million ransomware attack that compromised customer data.