Campaigners have demanded a 25p cut in fuel prices to help reduce the cost of living. FairFuelUK said fuel duty should be cut by 20 to 25p per litre in a...
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Lord Hammond, the former chancellor, is among a host of heavyweight figures being enlisted to back a new £1bn fund aimed at accelerating the expansion of...
Arcadia Group’s pension schemes are closing in on a deal to offload retirement funding promises made by the retail empire, owned by Sir Philip Green...
Water companies across the UK are being “strongly urged” to enforce a hosepipe ban. Environment Secretary George Eustice says some local providers...
The next prime minister is facing calls to immediately increase Universal Credit payments to stop vulnerable people spiralling further into poverty when fuel...
The high street giant Next is in talks to take a big stake in Joules, the struggling fashion and lifestyle products chain. Sky News has learnt that Next has...
Workers at the UK’s biggest container port will go on strike for more than a week later this month in a dispute over pay. More than 1,900 members of...
The US hiring boom continued last month, as employers added 528,000 jobs – more than double the number expected. The government data showed a labour...
How does it feel running an energy intensive business in the age of soaring prices? “It’s like a train coming down the tracks and you know you...
An anonymous campaign urging people not to pay mounting energy bills is gathering pace, according to organisers who have been dubbed “highly...
Hope of a meaningful drop in global oil prices have been dashed after a major group of oil-producing nations, including Russia, agreed to increase volumes by a...
The “big four” supermarkets and several other retailers are failing to reduce petrol prices in line with falling wholesale costs, the RAC has...
The Bank of England has imposed the biggest interest rate hike since 1995 in a bid to tackle inflation, but is adding significant costs to borrowers in the...
The energy price cap will remain above £3,500 a year throughout most of 2023, according to the latest dire forecast for household bills. The prediction...
Morrisons has launched a line of “carbon neutral eggs” from hens fed on insects reared on the company’s own food waste. The supermarket chain...
The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised tougher rules for the marketing of high-risk investments. Under the new rules, firms approving and issuing...
