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Shops were given a surprisingly big boost in January as official figures showed retail sales rose by 1.7%. Only a 0.3% rise had been forecast by...
Nigel Farage has given up sole control of Reform UK, with the party’s members now being “handed over ownership” following a vote last year, according to...
What happens when you put a boyhood fan in charge of their club? They discover it’s not so simple to run after all. And the fans...
Hundreds more high street jobs will be lost this week after Quiz Clothing, the troubled fashion retailer, called in administrators. Sky News understands that the company,...
Inflation has risen a surprising amount to the highest in nearly a year, official figures show. This means prices are rising even more than at any...
Thames Water, which was due to run out of money, has been given a lifeline after a £3bn loan was approved by the High Court. The...
It’s crunch time for the UK’s biggest water provider Thames Water as its fate will be announced on Tuesday morning. Thames Water finances hang in the...
Wages have risen while unemployment unexpectedly saw no change, official figures show. Average weekly earnings rose 6% in the three months to December, data from the...
The UK competition regulator has warned Topp Tiles’ purchase of 30 rival shops could make prices more expensive and services worse. On Monday the competition regulator...
The private equity backer of Motor Fuel Group (MFG), one of Britain’s biggest petrol forecourt empires, is exploring the sale of a stake in a deal...
Regulators have proposed sweeping changes for the baby formula industry, saying high prices and branding are leading to “poor outcomes” for parents. The Competition and Markets...
The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a fifth last year, according to data from Halifax. The bank said 2024 saw 341,068 people buy their...
Deep under the Bank of England, in a network of vaults into which cameras are rarely admitted, sits the world’s second biggest known trove of gold....
TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s US app stories after President Trump said the tech giants would not be fined if they reactivated it. They...
Valentine’s Day might be a gift-giving occasion your wallet could do without, but it’s thousands of pounds cheaper than being alone. Being single costs £2,533 more...
In what sounds like a plot straight out of Succession, there is a rise in parents leaving more in their will for one child than another....
The US president has promised to target countries which charge tax on US imports by matching them with a reciprocal tariff. Donald Trump has ordered his...
Taken at face value Donald Trump’s embrace of reciprocal tariffs is a declaration of total trade war, that would amount to perhaps the single biggest peacetime...
Crisis-hit Thames Water has launched a bid to charge its customers more over the next five years than the industry regulator will allow, arguing it has...
The UK economy grew fractionally during the final three months of 2024, according to early official figures, which ease the immediate risk of a recession. The...
Tesla shares drop 7% in premarket trading after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party
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Russia targets crypto mining energy thieves, tax dodgers
Post Office scandal: Victims say government’s control of redress schemes should be taken away
Digital wallet provider Hyperlayer closes in on £30m funding boost
Octopus Energy sparks £10bn demerger of tech arm Kraken
Ryanair urges EU chief to ‘quit’ over air traffic strike disruption
CBI kicks off search for successor to ‘saviour’ Soames
Israeli soldier describes arbitrary killing of civilians in Gaza
Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms
Israel attacks Houthi targets at three ports and power plant in Yemen
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