39 h. ago Energy bills forecast to fall this summer in rare good news for millions of households

Industry experts Cornwall Insight is predicting that regulator Ofgem’s price cap will fall by nearly 9% in July, from the current £1,849 a year to £1,683

Economics

3 d. ago Study reveals 1 in 3 aim to spend less in Scotland as accommodation costs rocket

Last year residents of Great Britain took 10.6 million overnight trips in Scotland totalling a £3.3 billion spend.

Economics

3 d. ago Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions in energy bills

Common courtesy is quietly adding to OpenAI’s soaring AI bill — and could also prove costly for ChatGPT users

Economics

4 d. ago Caravan park billionaire mansion raid: Cops probe burglary at multi

The sprawling six-bedroom mansion near Southampton was previously owned by wealthy tycoon Bob Bull, who claims he was forced into bankruptcy by a drugs cartel.

Politics

4 d. ago Millions could now save £388 on their energy bills – and this tool does the hard work for you

Energy bills just went up – but a new tool shows cheaper tariffs in seconds, with no cost to check and no need to switch unless you save.

Economics

6 d. ago Former Google Boss Eric Schmidt Joins List Of U.S. Billionaires Buying In The U.K. As He Spends $55 Million On A London Mansion

Former Google Boss Eric Schmidt Joins List Of U.S. Billionaires Buying In The U.K. As He Spends $55 Million On A London Mansion  Yahoo Finance

Economics

6 d. ago Revealed: The staggering cost of detaining prisoners on ‘inhumane’ jail terms

Exclusive: Locking up IPP prisoners cost £145 million in 2024, on top of an estimated £1.6 billion spent since the cruel sentence was abolished, analysis shows

Events

6 d. ago Millionaire owner of Britain's biggest man cave now facing £220,000 bill from council that demolished it after long

Forest of Dean District Council demolished and removed the 10,000sq/ft building in Cinderford, last summer.

Economics

7 d. ago Man reviews hundreds of pounds worth of Easter eggs to raise awareness about cost of living

Billy D’Souza received more than 4.2 million views on a TikTok video reviewing 21 Easter eggs costing £550.

Events

8 d. ago Club World Cup teams facing tax threat in new blow to expanded tournament

Fifa is yet to secure exemption for 32 clubs taking partTax rate may vary according to where games are playedFifa is facing complex negotiations with the US authorities before the Club World Cup after failing to secure tax exemptions for the 32 competing clubs.The world governing body announced a huge prize fund for the tournament of $1bn (£754m) in March, including up to $125.8m for the winners, but without tax agreements clubs could be left with bills of tens of millions of dollars to the US tax authorities on top of tax payable in their home countries. At least 29 clubs from outside the US, including Chelsea and Manchester City, will be competing. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago DWP Easter Bank Holiday payment dates and rises for benefits and pensions in April 2025

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

Economics

1 week ago The truth about a billionaire city you've never heard of, where homes cost $78M and getting drunk is illegal

The few hundred well-heeled inhabitants of the City of Bradbury, just two miles square, want to keep their uber-wealthy community an exclusive enclave.

Economics

1 week ago The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

Politics

1 week ago Trump live updates: President threatens Harvard tax status after Obama calls funding freeze ‘ham

White House freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts for Ivy League school after it refuses to comply with long list of ideological demands

Politics

1 week ago April 2025 Easter weekend payment dates for benefits and pensions

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

Economics

2 w. ago Trump’s auto tariffs expected to cost industry over $100 billion, with millions fewer cars sold

Vehicle sales are predicted to plummet from auto tariffs and tightened spending by Americans due to import taxes on other goods

Economics

2 w. ago Four Democrats join Republicans to pass SAVE Act bill that requires proof of citizenship to vote

Voting rights advocates warn GOP bill would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters

Politics

2 w. ago Rebekah Vardy finally vows to move on from Wagatha Christie saga after being ordered to pay Coleen Rooney's £1.6m legal fees including £2,000 Nobu stay

Rebekah Vardy said she was 'respectfully disappointed' to have lost her costs appeal, but posted an image of skiing, hours after it was confirmed she would have to pay a £1.6 million bill.

Economics

2 w. ago About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern are frozen, the White House says

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

Economics

2 w. ago HMRC sends demand letters to people with savings over £3,500 for one reason

HMRC will be dishing out millions of new tax bills in the coming weeks as the 2025-2026 financial year begins – here's what you need to know and how to check if you will be affected

Economics