A pound could buy $1.21 on Thursday morning, the highest amount since mid-August, making imports cheaper for UK companies and consumers. The 20 cents rise in...
Royal Mail workers are beginning a 48-hour strike that the retail sector warns could cripple the Black Friday discount shopping season. The strike action is being...
The amount energy companies can charge for electricity and gas will rise from January but households will be protected from the increase. Ofgem, the energy regulator...
Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer has spoken for the first time since announcing the club could be for sale. Sky News tracked him down near his...
Private parking firms are issuing 50% more fines this year with an average of nearly 30,000 per day being dished out, analysis suggests. A record 2.7...
Pay growth has only kept up with inflation in one industry, official figures show. According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), regular wages...
Students in England have been skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on more debt in a bid to cope with the rising cost of living,...
The news that Manchester United’s controversial owners, the Glazer family, could finally be selling the club has been met with delight from many of their supporters....
Ian King reflects on the latest PMI data suggesting UK economic activity continued to contract with Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence....
More than six in ten shoppers think their budget for Christmas will be the same as last year, even though household finances are being squeezed. A...
Train passengers face disruption across the festive period with railway workers set to stage a series of 48-hour strikes in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay...
People have been beaten and detained after protests by staff working at a huge factory making iPhones in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Footage posted...
Royal Mail says it has delivered a “best and final” offer to the union representing its frontline workers, in a bid to avert a 48-hour strike...
Bikes and car parts retailer Halfords has announced it is to recruit 1,000 car repair technicians over the next 12 months. The company is hoping to...
It’s nearly 20 years since the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought his first stake in Manchester United – now his family’s controversial tenure at the club...
A fresh round of rail strikes in the run-up to Christmas and in the New Year have been announced. Workers are to stage a series of...
Conveyors stretching nearly two miles will move material dug up to make way for HS2, the company behind the high-speed railway has said, removing the need...
Manchester United’s American owners have confirmed they could sell the club as they explore “strategic alternatives” to boost its sporting and commercial success. It comes after...
The UK economy is to suffer the biggest hit of all the G7 nations next year, a report has forecast. The economy is to contract more...
Energy suppliers need to do more to help vulnerable customers this winter, the industry’s regulator has said, with “severe weaknesses” found in the practice of five...