The UK unemployment rate remains low, according to the latest official figures. The figure stood at 4.2% in the three months to August this year, after...
Only one region in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had unaffordable rent, according to official figures. On average, Londoners paid 35% of their household income on...
Except on rare occasions – last year’s post-Liz Truss mini-budget episode being one of them – the bond market rarely garners as much attention as other...
A government pledge to ban no-fault evictions could face long delays after Michael Gove told his backbenchers he would not enact the policy until courts have...
Plans to close rail ticket offices will go “too far, too fast”, MPs have warned. The Rail Delivery Group announced over the summer that almost all...
UK housebuilder Vistry is to cut 200 jobs and make £40m less profit than previously thought after a slump in demand. High interest rates and cost...
Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, has turned down an invitation to address the CBI’s annual conference, dealing a blow to the business lobbying group’s efforts to...
A fast-growing British semiconductor manufacturer is lining up a £200m funding injection from blue-chip backers including the asset management giant M&G. Sky News has learnt that...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned of a crackdown on “public sector waste” and focus on tackling debt after official figures showed weaker than expected borrowing last...
The cost of UK state borrowing is close to a 15-year high – levels seen only twice since the global financial crash. The amount the UK...
Nokia has revealed plans to shed up to 14,000 jobs following a slump in sales. The Finland-based telecoms technology firm, which has 86,000 staff worldwide, said...
High levels of national debt will hurt the UK’s ability to fund public services and respond to economic crises, a think tank has said. Not in...
The rate of inflation failed to nudge downwards as expected last month, remaining at an annual rate of 6.7% according to official figures. The headline consumer...
The energy regulator has revealed new rules for household suppliers that include priority help for vulnerable customers struggling to pay their bills. Ofgem said that from...
Last month’s inflation data release completely changed the outlook for Britain’s economic policy. The number came in far below what economists had expected, prompting the Bank...
AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes has been criticised for posting a photo of himself getting a massage during a meeting. Mr Fernandes shared the image on LinkedIn...
Nitrous oxide will be illegal from next month as part of a government crackdown on anti-social behaviour, it has been announced. The substance, also known as...
The UK has more than its fair share of looming infrastructure priorities. There’s a neglected water network that leaks sewage into rivers and clean water into...
More than one million emergency parcels are expected to be distributed by food banks this winter due to an “unprecedented need” for help, a charity has...
The upmarket shoe retailer Kurt Geiger is being groomed for a £400m sale by its private equity backers. Sky News has learned that Cinven is working...