Wilko has gone into administration – putting 12,000 jobs at risk. It comes after Sky News revealed earlier on Thursday the retail chain was only hours...
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Halifax has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates this week after it announced reductions of up to 0.71 percentage points. HSBC, Nationwide and TSB...
Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has said. Demand...
More than a third of bosses have reported an increase in staff working from home compared to last year. Acas, which carried out the research, said it believed...
Unite has warned holidaymakers they face “severe disruption” at Gatwick Airport this month after ground staff announced a new series of strikes...
Actors and writers in Hollywood are striking for a number of reasons, including pay and working conditions – but also because of concerns about...
Hopes of a rescue deal for Wilko were fading on Thursday morning as it emerged that the ailing homewares retailer was heading into insolvency within hours. Sky...
Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has said. Demand...
Unite has warned holidaymakers they face “severe disruption” at Gatwick Airport this month after ground staff announced a new series of strikes...
Six English water companies are facing legal action over allegations they under-reported pollution discharges and overcharged customers as a result. Professor...
The UK is on course to experience five years of “lost” economic growth and is at risk of a recession next year, according to an economic think tank...
Consumers spent less in shops as wet weather dampened demand for typical seasonal goods in July, latest figures show. Total UK retail sales increased 1.5%...
One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders is planning widespread redundancies and the closure of two regional divisions as it battles a slump in demand from...
Food prices may not fall at all, the chief economist at the Bank of England has said. The cost of sustenance “could still remain higher than it...
House prices fell by 2.4% in the year up to July – but there are signs the market is showing ‘resilience’, according to the Halifax. The fall...
Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office sales worldwide. The smash hit...
