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Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many...
Mortgage approvals hit their highest level in seven months near the end of last year, official data has revealed – as more lenders announce rate cuts....
Next has raised its profit forecast for the fifth time in less than a year after reporting better-than-expected sales in the run-up to Christmas. The high...
Royal London, one of the UK’s biggest financial services mutuals, is plotting a bid for a £6bn bulk annuities portfolio being sold by Lloyds Banking Group....
The UK services sector has reported its fastest jump in activity for six months, as firms grow increasingly upbeat about the year ahead. Closely-watched survey the...
By 1pm this afternoon, just a few days into the new year, FTSE 100 bosses will have earned more than the typical UK worker makes in...
Imported foods may be labelled when they do not meet welfare standards, as the government considers measures to help shoppers “buy British”. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay...
HSBC has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates amid predictions that more banks and building societies will follow suit in the coming weeks. The...
Price cuts to lure shoppers helped supermarkets rake in record revenues ahead of Christmas, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel, which tracks sales and prices among...
Two of the world’s largest container ship operators have extended diversions from the Red Sea following an attack on a vessel at the weekend that has...
The number of new first-time buyers with a mortgage fell last year to the UK’s lowest level in a decade, according to a new report. Yorkshire...
More than 230 independent vape shops opened across the UK last year, new figures have revealed. It represents a sharp increase from the 61 new stores...
Philip Jansen, the outgoing BT Group boss, has been approached about becoming the next chairman of WPP, the FTSE-100 marketing services giant. Sky News has learnt...
A British buyout firm is hoping to triumph in a two-way battle for Princes Foods, one of Britain’s biggest tinned produce manufacturers. Sky News understands that...
If you crack open a bottle of something – be it wine, water or soft drinks – over the festive season, there’s a good chance the...
The finance chief of The Daily Telegraph’s parent company is to leave amid a government-commissioned probe into the newspaper’s takeover by a state-backed Abu Dhabi investment...
The cost of shipping goods has again grown significantly as freight giants continue to avoid the key Red Sea route and unions expand protections for mariners....
House prices are expected to remain static or fall again next year after a drop of 1.8% since the end of 2022, according to one of...
How to sum up a year like 2023? Perhaps the best thing to say is that it was considerably less exciting – as far as the...
House prices in Huddersfield grew at the fastest rate in the UK in the last year – despite a nationwide downturn – according to a report....
Starmer says UK will ‘set out a path’ to raise defence spending to 2.5%Starmer says UK will ‘set out a path’ to raise defence spending to 2.5%
Gatwick Airport: Police release two people who were detained amid security incident as South Terminal reopens
As Starmer’s approval rating plummets, Farage is on the rise: Can Labour turn things around?
Joy star James Norton on the ‘postcode lottery’ of IVF – and playing the scientist who was part of creating the first ‘test-tube baby’
Thousands of jobs to go at Bosch in latest blow to German car industry
Cambridge college puts O2 arena lease up for sale
Surprise fall in retail sales a sign economy is slowing
Post Office scandal: At least eight convictions linked to Capture software being investigated as possible miscarriages of justice
‘Millions remain trapped’: Leaseholders still ‘cash cows’ despite update on abolishing ‘feudal’ system
Ukraine and NATO to hold emergency talks as Russia vows to increase production of ‘unstoppable’ missile
Israel hits central Beirut with series of airstrikes – reports
Woman who accused Conor McGregor of rape wins civil assault case – and is awarded damagesJury in civil court finds Conor McGregor raped woman in hotel – and awards her damages
Arrest warrants issued for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former defence secretary Gallant and senior Hamas commander over alleged war crimes