7 h. ago Average UK house price drops by £1,277 in June after record highs

The average price of a home coming to market has fallen by 0.3 per cent month-on-month to £378,240

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49 h. ago Former detective slams authorities and says they 'failed' in Jay Slater inquest

Mark Williams-Thomas, who has worked on some of the world's most high profile missing persons cases, has set the record straight on a key question surrounding Jay Slater's inquest

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3 d. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record closing high despite economy shrinking in April – business live

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumped.. but FTSE 100 ends at new record closeFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, t...

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3 d. ago FTSE 100 closes at record high as investors hunt for alternatives to US stocks

UK benchmark recovers from sell-off following Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

Economics

4 d. ago How much house prices have risen over 20 years revealed – as one area jumps 124%

The average house in the UK is over £150,000 more expensive than it was 20 years ago, new figures reveal

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4 d. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 rises towards new record high, Meta set for $15bn AI deal

Market reaction and business news ahead of the government’s spending review

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4 d. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 rises towards new record high, Google staff cuts latest

Market reaction and business news ahead of the government’s spending review

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4 d. ago Business news – live: FTSE 100 close to record high as stock markets open

Market reaction and business news on Wednesday ahead of the government’s spending review

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5 d. ago Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

England, 248-3, beat West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runsDuckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening standHarry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 from 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on, even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cases of Victorian ‘bleeding disease’ reach record UK high as urgent warning issued

Typhoid cases in the UK have reached an all time high, with health officials warning of an antibiotic-resistant strain that puts infected people at risk of having severe complications

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5 d. ago Discount supermarket locking products in GPS tracked security boxes as shoplifting offences soar

The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to the highest level on record

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5 d. ago Urgent warning to UK travellers amid 'record high levels' of deadly Victorian disease

Cases of the "serious preventable illnesses" have reached record highs in Britain

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5 d. ago Major warning as UK cases of Victorian 'bleeding disease' reach record high

Health officials warned the number of people in the UK with the highly contagious-and potentially deadly infection-is now at an all-time high.

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9 d. ago The Scottish Colourists attract record visitors 100 years after their first exhibition

Record visitor numbers at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh this year highlight the power of popular exhibitions to attract audiences, support tourism, and even raise revenue.

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9 d. ago Average UK house price drops by over £1,000 in a single month

The housing market is now ‘largely stable,’ experts say

Economics

1 week ago Health chiefs' urgent warning over record highs of deadly measles

As cases rise in parts of England officials warn there could be a fresh wave of infections as Britons return from their summer holidays with measles surging in Europe.

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1 week ago Court problems ‘real danger’ to Britain’s reputation if not tackled – top judge

In criminal courts, the backlog for crown court cases hit a new record high by the end of last year at 74,651.

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1 week ago Father’s Day spending expected to hit record high despite economic uncertainty

Retailers expect Americans to spend $24bn this year on gifts for dad

Economics

1 week ago Waiting lists for Dumfries and Galloway hospital appointments branded 'devastating'

New figures show that the number of waits for outpatient appointments have hit a record high.

Politics

1 week ago China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade war truce – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTrade war fears don’t seem to have hurt the UK housing market last month.Lender Nationwide has reported that the average house price rose by 0.5% duing May, reversing most of the 0.6% fall recorded in April.“Despite wider economic uncertainties in the global economy, underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain supportive.“Unemployment remains low, earnings are rising at a healthy pace (even after accounting for inflation), household balance sheets are strong and borrowing costs are likely to moderate a little if Bank Rate is lowered further in the coming quarters as we, and most other analysts, expect.“What China is doing is they are holding back products that are essential for the industrial supply chains of India, of Europe. And that is not what a reliable partner does.” Continue reading...

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