United Utilities to introduce electric lorries powered by poo

Lingley Green-based United Utilities, which provides water across the north west, is set to introduce new electric heavy goods vehicles powered by human waste. It is the only water company in the UK taking part in the £100million Electric Freightway project, joining and it joins 33 firms including Sainsbury’s, Amazon …

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Gov’t Pension Plans Could Worsen Inequality, Expert Warns

By Martin Croucher (October 19, 2023, 3:37 PM BST) — The U.K. could risk exacerbating social inequality by rolling out new collective pension plans more broadly, an expert in the sector said Thursday, warning that so-called third-way schemes mean low-income workers would effectively subsidize the retirement benefits of wealthier members…. …

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Netflix price rise leaves fans threatening to cancel

Premium subscribers will be charged £17.99 a month, up from £15.99, while the streaming giant said the price of its basic, ad-free subscription would rise from £6.99 a month to £7.99. The rise comes as the US firm revealed it had added 8.8 million subscribers between July and September – …

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Gov’t Pension Plans Could Worsen Inequality, Expert Warns

By Martin Croucher (October 19, 2023, 3:37 PM BST) — The U.K. could risk exacerbating social inequality by rolling out new collective pension plans more broadly, an expert in the sector said Thursday, warning that so-called third-way schemes mean low-income workers would effectively subsidize the retirement benefits of wealthier members…. …

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