Government borrowing rose to the highest amount since the pandemic in July, official figures show. Not since 2021 has there been a July with such high...
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A pilot scheme scrapping peak-time ScotRail fares will end next month following a “limited degree of success”. Transport Scotland said the trial...
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy. One...
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy. One...
British tech billionaire Mike Lynch is missing off Sicily’s coast after a yacht sank, Sky News understands. One person is dead and six others are missing...
The housing market experienced a surge in activity following the Bank of England’s recent decision to cut interest rates, according to a leading property...
Dozens of Ted Baker stores will shut for the last time this week amid growing doubts over a future licensing partnership with the retail tycoon Mike Ashley...
ASLEF’s lead negotiator has denied the union sees the new government as a “soft touch” after announcing fresh strikes two days after train...
The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby is plotting to buy a stake in one of Britain’s biggest audit firms – a deal which could have...
British retailers saw sales rise last month after a boost from Euro 2024 and summer discounting, official figures show, in a further sign of a growing economy...
The UK economy grew 0.6% over three months, official figures show. But there was no growth at all in June, the Office for National Statistics said, as...
A “major breakthrough” which could signal the end of national rail strikes has been made in the long-running pay row involving drivers, according...
The rate of inflation grew to 2.2% in July – the first time since December last year that the rate has increased, rather than fallen. However, this...
Annual inflation in the US fell to 2.9% last month, officials have said – heightening expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in...
The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google, according to reports from Bloomberg, the New York Times and others. Last week, a federal court...
The first increase in inflation this year is less a reason for panic than a signal that, after almost three years of wild volatility, the UK’s measure of...
