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Holly Williams

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
12
Latest publication
Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Independent
Top 5K sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Holly Williams

    E.On’s takeover set to create Britain’s largest energy supplier (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Britain’s largest electricity provider is set to be created after regulators approved German firm E.On’s takeover of a rival supplier, Ovo. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it will not refer the proposed acquisition for a second, more detailed phase of investigation. The watchdog had been assessing the transaction to establish whether the deal wo

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Holly Williams

    UK economy grew ‘slightly larger’ than expected in pre-Budget boost (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. The UK economy performed better than initial estimates during the second quarter, as warm weather and the World Cup helped offset impacts from the war in Iran, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.5 per cent between April and June, upgraded from a prior 0.4 per cent estimate following stronge

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Holly Williams

    UK housebuilder cuts jobs and downsizes following record £661m loss (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Vistry has cautioned that further redundancies are on the horizon as the housebuilder targets an extra £50 million in cost savings, following a half-year loss exceeding £660 million and a downgraded profit outlook for the full year. To revive the struggling business, the group's new boss Adam Daniels outlined major restructuring plans. These include downsizing the companyâ€

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Holly Williams

    Complaints climb as millions set to face higher energy bills (opens the original)

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    Disputes over household energy bills drove a 16 per cent surge in official complaints during the first six months of 2026, fresh data reveals, reflecting ongoing strain on domestic budgets. Between January and June, the Energy Ombudsman accepted 46,532 cases, up from 40,068 in the same period last year. This marks the first mid-year increase in overall complaints recorded since 2023. Disagreements regarding billing remained the primary source of frustration, accounting for 58 per cent of all cas

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Holly Williams

    Royal Mail fails delivery targets again despite ‘encouraging’ signs (opens the original)

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    Royal Mail has fallen short of its delivery targets once again, though the postal operator maintains it is making headway as it implements a major restructuring that includes ending Saturday second-class mail. During the first quarter of the year, the company delivered 85 per cent of first-class mail the next day and 91.4 per cent of second-class items within three working days. Regulator Ofcom sets requirements for 90 per cent of first-class post to arrive on the following day, while 95 per cen

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