2 h. ago Blow for Reeves as business confidence at near record low after Budget

Labour chancellor under pressure to do more to improve the prospects for economic growth

Economics

30 h. ago UK High Streets facing £3billion Christmas blow after Rachel Reeves' brutal budget

The impact of Rachel Reeves' recent budget is set to cost British high streets around £3billion in lost Christmas spending as people cut back on their festive funds

Economics

3 d. ago The woman on a mission to make financial confidence a life skill

Think Pieces founder Christina Lartey believes the best money lessons start early – and with play

Events

4 d. ago Burst in AI bubble could blow £26bn hole in Rachel Reeve's hopes of balancing the books

It was the first time the Office for Budget Responsibility has outlined how public finances could be affected if the rally in tech stocks sparked by the boom in artificial intelligence crashes.

Economics

4 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes to record high as economic growth forecast to weaken

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Economics

4 d. ago Labour Government scrapped two child benefit cap after “personal campaign” by Anas Sarwar

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the Budget was good for Scottish Labour and gives Anas Sarwar gains to take to voters.

Politics

4 d. ago Cash ISA cut confirmed in Rachel Reeves' Budget in major blow for savers

You can currently save up to £20,000 across any ISA accounts you may have - but Rachel Reeves today used her Autumn Budget to confirm big changes

Economics

5 d. ago Experts issue stark warning to shoppers as high street favourites struggle to survive

Even good-cause retailers are struggling in the current economic climate. Ahead of Rachel Reeves Budget, in the latest blow to the hight street, they warn of surging costs, mounting costs and poor quality donations

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5 d. ago Record £4.6bn in property insurance payouts made this year, figures show

Bad weather accounted for around a fifth of the value of property claims, the Association of British Insurers said.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to deliver big blow for savers in Budget as she eyes up Cash ISA cut’

RACHEL Reeves is set to slash Cash ISA allowances in a big blow to savers, a report claims. The Chancellor is expected to cut the amount savers can stash away tax-free into Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £12,000 per tax year, according to The Financial Times. Earlier reports suggested Reeves was planning to slash the...

Economics

5 d. ago Labour support in London at record low, new poll finds as Reeves Budget tax raid to hammer capital

Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to 23% in the capital, ahead of the Tories on 20%, with Labour on 32%

Economics

5 d. ago Labour support in London at record low, new poll finds as Reeves Budget tax raid to hammer the city

Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to 23% in the capital, ahead of the Tories on 20%, with Labour on 32%

Economics

1 week ago Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case

Álvaro García Ortiz, who had denied sharing businessman’s personal details with journalists about a tax case, has been banned from post for two years Spain’s top prosecutor has been banned from his post for two years after being found guilty of leaking confidential information about a tax case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent rightwing politician.Álvaro García Ortiz, who has served as attorney general since 2022, was also fined €7,300 (£6,428), and ordered to pay €10,000 in damages to the businessman, Alberto González Amador. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago 'As bad as Kwasi Kwarteng': Rachel Reeves' popularity hits record low in new poll days before Budget

The grim finding for the Chancellor comes despite the UK economy outpacing France, Germany and Italy

Events

1 week ago Inflation falls by less than expected as prices rise by 3.6 per cent in new blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget hopes

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 3.6 per cent in October, down from 3.8 per cent in September, the Office for National Statistics said today.

Economics

2 w. ago 'Stealth tax' alert: Reeves Budget to make record 10m pay Income Tax higher rate if she freezes thresholds

A further two-year freeze on Income Tax thresholds would drag 790,000 more people into paying the 40% higher rate, according to the IFS

Economics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget  Yahoo Finance UK

Economics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economy contracts in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economy contracts in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget  Yahoo Finance UK

Economics

2 w. ago New blow for Reeves as economy stalls close to zero in run up to Budget

GDP inches ahead by just 0.1% in the third quarter in a grim set of figures that one City analyst said revived the spectre of recession

Economics

2 w. ago Budget blow for Reeves after latest UK growth figures announced: Live updates

UK economic growth has slowed further to 0.1 per cent over the third quarter of 2025 ahead of the autumn Budget

Politics