4 h. ago Cost of living hell for households battling under the strain of a 23% surge in bills

A snapshot survey of people's finances provides further evidence that the cost of living crisis remains for very many people, and household bills have increased by 23% over the past two years

Economics

27 h. ago Eastenders or Coronation Street? Where property prices have rocketed in real life

Property experts have worked out how much it would cost to live in the fictional world of TV soaps.... and prices are on the up and up, largely due to East London’s 'gentrification'

Events

4 d. ago Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn

Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ marketBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s biggest diamond miner De Beers cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry.Anglo American was forced to write down the value of the renowned gem producer for a second consecutive year as its chief executive admitted that the diamond markets had proved “really, really difficult for the company”. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 February: Glencore and airline stocks fall, BAE and HSBC in results spotlight

A jump in UK inflation to a 10-month high of 3% today dealt a blow to hopes of early further interest rate cuts.

Society

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 19 February: BAE Systems and HSBC in results spotlight, inflation setback

A jump in UK inflation to a 10-month high of 3% today dealt a blow to hopes of early further interest rate cuts.

Economics

5 d. ago Trump signs executive order to lower IVF cost as he sits down with Musk for Hannity interview: Live updates

In Fox News interview, President Donald Trump, with Elon Musk at his side, tells Sean Hannity that Congress should codify “a lot of” his DOGE executive orders

Politics