8 h. ago Stocks mixed despite GDP surprise amid hot US producer price inflation

The FTSE 100 index closed up 12.01 points at 9,177.24.

Economics

11 h. ago Pups sparkle in summer sun at annual Dumfries House Fun Dog Show

Arlo the Alsatian was named best in show while Gabbi the Golden Retriever was named dog of the decade

Politics

40 h. ago Dumfries House bring Fun Dog Show forward to help keep pups cool in summer sun

The annual Fun Dog Show at Dumfries House will start an hour earlier today at 10 am due to the hot weather forecast.

Events

7 d. ago Surge in household costs puts Reeves’s economic growth plan at risk

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has pledged that plans to be set out in the budget in the autumn will make ‘sure people feel better off’

Economics

3 w. ago Supermarket follows Sainsbury's 17% hike by increasing cost of same shopping essential

It comes as food price inflation rose for the third month in a row in June, to its highest level since February 2024

Economics

3 w. ago ‘I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature’: Elizabeth Day’s best phone picture

The author’s instinctive image of colourful windows in a house undergoing renovation was selected for the Royal Academy’s annual Summer ExhibitionElizabeth Day felt as if she hadn’t seen the sun for decades. It was a gloomy December morning and the podcaster and author was headed towards a London recording studio. On the way, she passed a row of houses that were being renovated. The windows on one particular house had just been replaced and covered with a translucent blue sheet and haphazard orange tape; the scene caught her eye, so she paused to capture it with her iPhone 15 Pro.“I’m known among my loved ones as someone who takes photos of random things, but I just found this so arresting,” Day says. “I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature. The tape reminded me of art’s golden ratio, the geometry like a Mondrian crossed with a Rothko. I was exhausted that morning and it completely brightened my mood.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves' £20bn tax raid leads to thousands of job losses as wage growth cools

Thousands of jobs were lost in June, according to official data, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves' £20bn tax raid led to a cooling in wage growth and put the Bank of England under further pressure

Economics

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves warned by City grandees not to weaken banking safeguards

Chancellor’s plan to slash red tape could raise financial risks and do little to help households, say architects of UK’s post-2008 reformsRachel Reeves has been warned by City grandees that her plan to slash financial red tape could have little benefit for British households while increasing risks in the banking industry.The chancellor used a speech to City bosses attending the annual Mansion House dinner on Tuesday to argue that in too many areas regulation was acting as a “boot on the neck of business”, as she pledged sweeping changes to help revive the economy. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Tesco shoppers floored by 'disgusting' price of item spotted on shelves

Shopper complaints come as the Office for National Statistics announced today that food price inflation has hit its highest level since February 2024

Economics

4 w. ago House price growth accelerating while rental price growth cools

Property values rose by 3.9 per cent on average in the 12 months to May, up from 3.6 per cent annual growth in April, according to ONS figures

Society

4 w. ago Warning as UK inflation hits highest level for nearly 18 months after unexpected jump

Inflation levels jumped up to 3.6 per cent in June - with annual food price inflation hitting the highest level since February 2024

Events

4 w. ago Annual house price inflation accelerating but rental price growth cooling – ONS

Property values rose by 3.9% on average in the 12 months to May, up from 3.6% annual growth in April, according to ONS figures.

Economics