Giant US fund manager to shake up UK investment market by halving fees – The Guardian

A US fund manager has thrown down the gauntlet to high-charging rivals and financial advisers by slashing fees to less than half the UK average. Vanguard will offer the cheapest way to buy funds and investment ISAs in the UK, with fees half the level charged by Hargreaves Lansdown and Fidelity Funds Network. Until now, […]

Government threatened with legal action over immigration checks – The Guardian

The government has been threatened with legal action if it presses ahead with the introduction of “right to rent” immigration checks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland without a full evaluation of their impact. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants has written to the home secretary, Amber Rudd, demanding that she order a […]

Leasehold now the No 1 concern for UK homeowners, study finds – The Guardian

Leasehold has become the No 1 concern for homeowners in the UK, according to a new study, after it emerged that many new homebuyers have been trapped by spiralling ground rents. The annual survey of property owners by the HomeOwners Alliance found that 50% of UK adults see the current leasehold-freehold system (including service charges […]

Jeremy Corbyn pledges to consider more federalised UK – The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn is to promise that a Labour government would investigate reorganising the UK on federal lines as part of changes to reduce Westminster’s dominance, the Guardian can reveal. In a major shift in the party’s thinking, its general election manifesto will say that a new constitutional convention it is establishing later this year will […]

UK supermarket Tesco commits to a renewable future – CNBC

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UK opposition leader Corbyn backed by rap stars – CNBC

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Police warn over ‘100 per cent pure’ cocaine on sale in UK – The Independent

Police warn over ‘100 per cent pure’ cocaine on sale in UK – The Independent

A lethal batch of super-strength cocaine is being sold on British streets, according to police in Sussex, where officers have seized packets of the drug that are almost 100 per cent pure. The force issued a warning came after two deaths were linked to extra-strong cocaine and heroin in Eastbourne. “Since April there have been a number of drug overdoses in […]

French TV company behind Versailles to invest in UK drama – The Guardian

The French maker of the lavish TV period drama Versailles is launching a €50m (£42.4m) fund to make English-language dramas with UK production companies, in a move influenced by the weakening of the pound since the Brexit vote. Newen Group aims to capitalise on the success of Versailles, described as the sexiest TV drama ever, […]