3 d. ago Amanda Holden opens up on worries at home after 'calls' from daughter

Amanda Holden has been a TV presenter for decades, but the ITV star has admitted she's often left 'questioning why I do it at all'

Politics

9 d. ago Economy and tax worries holding back small business spending, Barclays warns

Business investment refers to spending on assets like buildings, machinery and intellectual property.

Economics

1 week ago Santander, NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays customers issued warning over savings accounts

Santander, NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays customers are being warned to withdraw all cash.

Economics

1 week ago UK inflation to be highest in G7 this year in huge cost of living blow

OECD predicts UK inflation to reach 3.5% in 2025, 0.4 percentage points higher than its previous forecast

Economics

1 week ago UK economy to be weighed on by government policy and tax moves, OECD says

The OECD said the UK will also experience the highest level of inflation among the G7 group of advanced economies this year.

Politics

1 week ago Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man

LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, who could take €1bn hit, says proposed 2% levy ‘aims to destroy liberal economy’Europe’s richest man, the luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault, has said that a wealth tax that could cost him more than €1bn (£817m) would be deadly for France’s economy.The French founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said in a statement to the Sunday Times that calls for a 2% wealth tax on all assets “aims to destroy the liberal economy, the only one that works for the good of all”. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago How can we solve the 60% tax trap damaging Britain's economy? SIMON LAMBERT

Britain needs growth industries. Unfortunately, one of our fast-growing niche industries involves highly valuable and productive workers trying to earn less money.

Economics

2 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned her tax hikes risk sending UK economy into a 'doom loop'

In a bleak report ahead of the Budget in November, the Office for National Statistics revealed the Government borrowed £18billion last month alone as it spent more on the state than it raised in tax.

Events

2 w. ago Amanda Holden reveals famous pals were 'worried' before filming new BBC quiz show

The presenter and actress is presenting a primetime celebrity version of The Inner Circle as well as a 25-episode run for weekday afternoons

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Economics

2 w. ago ANDREW GRIFFITH: The economy is a mess and more tax rises and misery are down the road... Starmer must bin Labour's disastrous (un)Employment Bill before it's too late

ANDREW GRIFFITH: Labour 's disastrous (un)Employment Bill is back in Parliament next week. Keir Starmer had a chance to bin the Bill when Angela Rayner resigned.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves accused of 'going into hiding' after UK economy flatlines under the weight of tax hikes

On another dismal day for Labour, official figures showed output flatlined in July, triggering warnings from business leaders that the Government 'cannot tax its way to growth'.

Economics

3 w. ago UK economy FLATLINED in July in new blow for Rachel Reeves as fears mount over Budget tax hikes to fill huge hole in public finances

UK plc was at a standstill in July, in more evidence of a slowdown that could heap more trouble on the Chancellor.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves admits UK economy is 'stuck' as she vows to ease business rates pain for high street

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted getting growth going is her 'number one mission' and promised 'tax reforms' as she announced the overhaul.

Economics

3 w. ago Reeves accepts impact of taxes on growth as she orders Cabinet to tighten belts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to reassure business chiefs that she would seek spending restraint rather than growth-busting taxes.

Politics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves admits high taxes ARE hitting economy as she urges Cabinet to rein in spending to help fill '£50bn' hole in public finances at Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the burden 'does impact growth' - arguing that expanding UK plc is the only way to improve the public finances.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves begs ministers to rein in spending to help fill '£50bn' hole in public finances at Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has written to colleagues warning that they will not be bailed out by the Treasury if they fail to control costs.

Economics