7 h. ago Cut your Council Tax payment for next month without claiming a discount

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

10 h. ago Annual UK house price growth slows as London sees average property values fall

Property experts said the autumn Budget has injected uncertainty into the market and made some buyers cautious.

Society

15 h. ago UK inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% for third month in a row

Annual September rate confounds forecasts of a rise, as pace of food price growth slows for first time since MarchBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation was unchanged last month at 3.8%, confounding expectations of a rise, in welcome news for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she plans for her crucial budget next month.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that inflation measured on the consumer prices index remained at the same level in September as in August and July. Continue reading...

Economics

31 h. ago Novo Nordisk chair and directors exit after row with shareholder

Chair and six directors to leave as Danish drugmaker grapples with slowing growth and falling share price

Politics

31 h. ago Novo Nordisk chair and six directors exit after dispute with shareholder

Danish drugmaker grapples with slowing growth and falling share price

Politics

66 h. ago Is Drake London Hurt? Breaking Down the Falcons WR’s Slow Start and Injury Status on SNF

Is Drake London Hurt? Breaking Down the Falcons WR’s Slow Start and Injury Status on SNF  PFSN

Events

5 d. ago FTSE 100 slides as US regional bank worries rock markets – business live

Fear index jumps, and European markets follow Asia lower, as bad loan fears hit valuationsGlobal markets fall and gold hits record high amid jitters over US banksUS regional bank stocks fall amid Wall Street concern over credit marketsStorm clouds are gathering over the financial markets, warns Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor:There are increasing signs of storm clouds gathering over markets, with little relief from the building wall of worry.Already grappling with stretched stock valuations in the AI space, an unresolved government shutdown and a deteriorating relationship between Beijing and Washington, investors were exposed to a new source of concern in the form of lending practices and bad loans for US regional banks. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Best Christmas food revealed in top taste test including £2.49 pigs in blankets and £3 budget supermarket mince pies

FIRE up the oven, Christmas cracker hats at the ready the best festive foods have been crowned in the annual Good Housekeeping Institute taste test. Among the winners this year are Aldi’s £2.49 pigs in blanket and £3 mince pies from Iceland. Lucky tasters spent five month testing 680 products from over 107 brands for this...

Economics

7 d. ago TSB reveals average age of people getting on the property ladder across Britain

The bank used its data to calculate the average age at which people are buying their first home.

Politics

7 d. ago London’s housing pipeline faces steep fall as construction slows

London’s housing pipeline faces steep fall as construction slows  The Real Deal

Politics

9 d. ago London sees rental slowdown while North East England named buy

New landlords ‘have increasingly become an endangered species in markets across southern England’, according to Hamptons

Politics

1 week ago Queen Camilla remembers her old friend Jilly Cooper as she chats to Salman Rushie at opening of Cliveden Literary Festival

Speaking at the opening of the historic annual event at Cliveden House in Berkshire today, she recalled an iconic quip from her old friend and author Jilly Cooper, who died last week.

Politics

2 w. ago Check for Council Tax discount of up to £850 to help bring down payments

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

2 w. ago Nicole Scherzinger review – raunchy gags and dazzling stylistic zigzags

Royal Albert Hall, London Riding high off Tony and Olivier wins, the Pussycat Doll turned theatre star showcases her astonishingly versatile singing chops and a standup’s gift for chaotic humourAs an impatient slow-clap echoes around west London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall – the star is running 45 minutes late – a seemingly nonplussed Nicole Scherzinger suddenly appears in spotlight, drenched in sparkly diamonds. Having built a career out of overcoming obstacles – breaking out of the shackles of both a girlband (the 55m-selling Pussycat Dolls) and various TV talent show judging panels – a little polite animosity isn’t going to rain on her parade. Later, during a rendition of Maybe This Time from Cabaret, just as hope overcomes despair, she introduces the crowd to her friends “Lawrence and Tony”, AKA the awards she won for her rapturously-received turn in Sunset Boulevard.Billed as An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger, tonight’s aim is to fuse all of her career tangents. Split into two ...

Politics

2 w. ago House prices: the average UK property price fell by £794 in September

The bank said a relatively lower mortgage rate environment and steady wage growth have helped support buyer confidence.

Economics

2 w. ago Average UK house price fell by £794 in September, latest figures show

The current 'flatness' in the housing market may offer some relief for first-time buyers

Economics

2 w. ago Actor Gary Oldman ranks his 'Slow Horses' character Jackson Lamb among the top roles of his career

Gary Oldman calls the physical changes he lives with to play Jackson Lamb a “small price to pay,” as he returns to screens for Season 5 of "Slow Horses."

Politics

3 w. ago UK house price growth outpaces forecasts as North surges, London lags

UK house price growth outpaces forecasts as North surges, London lags  Yahoo Finance

Politics

3 w. ago Exact temperature to set your heating to save £90 a year on your energy bill

MILLIONS of households across the UK will see their annual energy bill rise by £35 from October. The energy price cap is set to increase from £1,720 a year to £1,755, piling further pressure on families already struggling to make ends meet. But an easy trick can knock £90 off your bills, helping you to...

Economics

3 w. ago Braving Jason, Terrifier and the new WWE house at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

By day, I immersed myself in the magic of Universal’s parks but by night, I braved the 10 haunted houses at the 34th annual HHN event now that spooky season is well and truly underway

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