Retail giants including Asda, Marks & Spencer, Primark and Tesco will mount a new year campaign to warn Rachel Reeves that plans to hike business rates on...
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The UK’s retail sales recovery was smaller than expected in the key Christmas shopping month of November, official figures show. Retail sales rose just 0...
UK car manufacturing fell again in November, the ninth month of decline in a row, according to industry data. A total of 64,216 cars were produced in UK...
Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36% over the next five years, water regulator Ofwat has said. The rise is equivalent to an average...
Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire are without water because of a “technical issue” at a Southern Water supply works, the company has said. Homes...
The US central bank has announced an interest rate cut, just hours before the Bank of England is tipped to refrain from following suit. The Federal Reserve cut...
English rent prices have reached another record high, growing by close to 10% in the past year, official figures show. The typical private rental price in...
Inflation has risen for the second month in a row, according to official figures. The overall rate of price rises – as measured by the consumer price...
Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age – saying doing so would “burden”...
The government will offer compensation to Post Office Capture victims – while refusing to rule out blanket exoneration for those convicted. In an...
Wages are rising far faster than expected after a year of slowing, official figures show. Average pay rose sharply, by 5.2%, in the three months to October...
Thames Water is seeking High Court approval today for a £3bn emergency loan to keep the troubled utility afloat, in a crucial 48-hours for the company and the...
The takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is expected to be announced this morning, Sky News understands. Mr Kretinsky’s company...
This is a crucial week for the water industry. Regulator Ofwat will on Thursday give its “final determination” on how much bills will rise over the...
UK-based partners at Grant Thornton, the accountancy firm, have voted to back the sale of a majority stake to Cinven, the private equity firm. Sky News has...
NatWest Group is to hand its chief executive a potential multimillion pound pay boost as it returns to full private ownership after nearly 17 years in state...
