1. National Grid scheme to see households save £100 by simply turning off appliances
National Grid ESO hopes the scheme will offset electricity demand from peak times, reducing the need for potential blackouts, which it has warned could be needed in the worst cases of energy supply issues in the coming months.
2. Twitter staff cuts confirmed with offices closed to 'ensure safety'
In an unsigned internal email, workers were told: “In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday.”
3. FTSE 100 ends the week on a high note on signs of China recovery
London’s benchmark index finished Friday at 7,335 for a 146-point gain on the day.
4. Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s pip standard bearer John Lewis to the Christmas advertising post
Both Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LSE:MKS) and J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) have pushed their TV advertising spots ahead of schedule and in front of standard bearer John Lewis Partnership.
5. ScotRail workers threaten strikes every weekend in run-up to Christmas
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers (RMT) has escalated its pay dispute with recently nationalised ScotRail Trains