The rate of price rises has slowed again, according to official figures. The key, consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 6.8% in the...
A man who famously made a fortune by predicting the collapse of the US housing market in 2008 now appears to be suggesting that two major...
Private sector wages and total pay, including bonuses, surpassed inflation despite a surprise rise in the rate of UK unemployment. Economists thought the unemployment rate would...
Grocery price inflation has eased for the fifth month in a row – as the cost of some staples come down. Closely watched data from Kantar...
Supermarket prices for some branded snack foods have more than doubled in the last year, as the rising cost of living has squeezed household budgets, a...
Bidders for the ailing retailer Wilko have been given until Wednesday to table offers for the company after its collapse into insolvency last week. Sky News...
UK employers plan to increase pay by 5% this year and are increasingly making counteroffers to retain existing staff, according to the representative body for human...
The owner of the Daily Mail is in talks with prospective backers of a bid for The Daily Telegraph – a deal that would underline its...
A British-based company which boasted that it would be a global pioneer in electric vehicle manufacturing is working with advisers to prepare for possible insolvency. Sky...
The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism over the...
The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June, according to official estimates. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the second quarter...
Homeware firm Wilko has gone into administration – putting 12,000 jobs at risk. It comes after Sky News revealed earlier on Thursday the retail chain was...
Halifax has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates this week after it announced reductions of up to 0.71 percentage points. HSBC, Nationwide and TSB...
More than a third of bosses have reported an increase in staff working from home compared to last year. Acas, which carried out the research, said...
Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has said. Demand...
Unite has warned holidaymakers they face “severe disruption” at Gatwick Airport this month after ground staff announced a new series of strikes. More than 230 workers,...
Six English water companies are facing legal action over allegations they under-reported pollution discharges and overcharged customers as a result. Professor Carolyn Roberts, an environmental and...
The UK is on course to experience five years of “lost” economic growth and is at risk of a recession next year, according to an economic...
Consumers spent less in shops as wet weather dampened demand for typical seasonal goods in July, latest figures show. Total UK retail sales increased 1.5%, according...
Ofgem’s energy price cap is preventing customers from accessing lower tariffs, contributing to inflation and should be abolished, a new report has claimed. The cap has...