Unavoidable hidden charges for online consumers, a practice known as drip pricing, is to be banned under a wider transparency drive. The Department for...
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Paying monthly for car insurance can lead to paying hundreds of pounds extra, according to analysis from a leading consumer group. Those who pay an annual sum...
The UK’s largest building society is dropping its cheapest mortgage rate to an eight-month low and significantly under the Bank of England’s base...
“Fiscal headroom”. It is a desperately boring term, meaningless to many. Yet this bit of economic jargon may well have the power to swing the next...
Government borrowing came in sharply lower than expected last month, boosting the chancellor’s aim of pre-election giveaways in his March budget. Data...
Millions will be cut off from gas and electricity services this winter, as new research from Citizens Advice details the extent to which households are...
The passing of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill to its next stage is good news for Rishi Sunak. MPs gave the bill a second reading by 293 votes to 211 on...
Labour has promised a “revolution” in the mortgage market to open the door to 25-year fixed-rate mortgages for millions of homeowners. Outlining...
A review of Royal Mail’s letter delivery obligations that could see Saturday post scrapped is “predetermined”, according to an industry union...
So-called door plugs on another Boeing model are facing inspections under a “safety alert” issued by US air regulators. The Federal Aviation...
Water company bosses have awarded themselves over £25m in bonuses and incentives since the last general election, according to analysis by Labour. The analysis...
Compass Group, the FTSE-100 contract caterer, is in advanced talks to take over a rival business which provides hospitality services at landmark venues...
Ofcom will next week outline options for reforming Royal Mail’s service obligations that could pave the way for the abolition of Saturday postal...
The Post Office board member responsible for overseeing the delivery of a controversial compensation scheme for sub-postmasters is to step down from its board...
More than 2,800 jobs are to be axed at the country’s biggest steelworks, it has been confirmed. Of the losses 2,500 will be in the next 18 months, said...
There has been a shock fall in retail sales in the key December shopping period, sharpening the decline seen in recent months, official figures show. Data from...
