More than half of parents with children in primary school are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) schemes to afford Christmas, according to research from...
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Suppliers of branded goods including baked beans and pet food have “pushed up prices by more than their costs”, according to the competition...
The National Grid is to pay some households to cut their energy use after activating its blackout prevention scheme during the current cold snap. Eligible...
The former chair of collapsed retail chain Wilko has told MPs that the retailer “ran out of cash” before its turnaround efforts were able to take...
One in three households with children will struggle to afford a family Christmas this year, according to a new report. The YouGov poll of more than 2,000...
Metro Bank is in talks to offload a £3bn mortgage portfolio to Barclays as part of a broader financial restructuring aimed at saving the smaller high street...
The Bank of England’s remit should be “pruned”, according to a report by a Lords’ committee which is critical of its work in the build...
The winter fuel payment is aimed at helping pensioners pay for higher fuel bills during the colder months. About 11.5 million pensioners will receive up to...
More than 100 climate change activists have been arrested in Australia after a two-day blockade of the world’s largest coal port. Climate activist group...
A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime minister on Monday. ...
The former CNN president Jeff Zucker will fly into London this week amid mounting controversy over the Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Daily Telegraph he is...
The founder of Revolution Beauty, the London-listed cosmetics group, is in negotiations to repay nearly £3m to settle allegations that he breached his...
The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed a deal with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay £585m after a bribery investigation. Entain is paying the...
HSBC customers have been left without online and mobile banking services on Black Friday. The bank said it is investigating the issue “as a matter of...
Nissan has announced plans to build new electric versions of its popular Juke and Qashqai models at its Sunderland plant, supporting thousands of jobs. All...
Consumer confidence has improved in recent weeks as shoppers look to “loosen their purse strings”, according to a closely watched survey. GfK...
