6 h. ago Major UK bank to ‘double the salary’ of customers in new monthly payday draw

A select few account holders will see their salary matched

Economics

26 h. ago Brits face paying £3bn MORE for medicines in deal to escape Donald Trump's tariffs on pharmaceutical exports

Under the terms of the agreement, the UK will get a preferential tariff rate of 0 per cent for all medicines exported to the US for at least three years.

Economics

4 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz has £1.8m bonus fee taken away in major blow to tennis star's bank balance

World No.1 and six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to give up a significant portion of his prize money due to a little-known rule in tennis.

Economics

1 week ago Labour ‘planning council tax hike of 10% for millions’ avoiding referendum as some regions in UK set to reap more cash

LABOUR MPs are looking at hiking council tax by 10 per cent for millions of Brits in regions of the UK without a referendum, The i Paper reports. This will mean local authorities in London could raise their council tax rates above the 5 per cent cap that is currently set without public vote. The...

Economics

1 week ago Another day in Starmer's socialist paradise: What percentage of Britons think the economy is in a great state under Labour? ZERO

A shock YouGov poll ahead of next week's Budget found that zero per cent of Britons now believe the economy is in a 'very good state'. Only four per cent rated economic conditions as 'fairly good'.

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves under mounting pressure as food prices soar and households struggle with cost of living

RACHEL Reeves facing huge under pressure to help households with the cost of living as food prices went up. The Chancellor vowed to do more to “bring down prices” in her Budget next week as the overall rate of inflation dipped slightly to 3.6 per cent. But food costs were up from 4.5 per cent...

Society

2 w. ago Marriage rates fall nearly 10 per cent in England and Wales as more couples opt for civil partnerships or delay tying the knot

Official data show there were 224,402 marriages in 2023, down by 9.1 per cent from 246,897 the year before.

Politics

2 w. ago A THIRD of home sellers have slashed their asking price ahead of dreaded Autumn Budget

Asking price reductions of homes already on the market reached their highest level since February 2024, the property portal said.

Economics

2 w. ago Major UK bank makes pledge to customers over future of its branches

Many high street banks have closed branches across the UK

Economics

2 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Despite the economic gloom, there ARE signs of recovery. But I fear Rachel Reeves is about to spray weedkiller all over the green shoots

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, now the Office for National Statistics has reported that the unemployment rate has risen to 5 per cent, the highest for four years.

Events

2 w. ago Men bear brunt of jobs bloodbath as number out of work tops one million for first time in a decade

Official figures showed the jobless rate among men climbed to 5.4 per cent in the three months to September, up from 4.2 per cent when Labour came to power last summer.

Economics

3 w. ago UK unemployment rockets by 5% as regular earnings growth plummets to 4.6% in more bad news for Rachel Reeves

The rate of UK unemployment rose to 5 per cent in the three months to September, from 4.8 per cent in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics said.

Events

3 w. ago Major bank with 14.5million customers 'to go down twice' this weekend

HSBC has confirmed that it will be carrying out routine maintenance on its systems this weekend, meaning that customers will be unable to access their online and mobile banking services

Economics

3 w. ago Major bank 'closing all accounts' within weeks before Christmas

Bosses have set a deadline of December 2025 for the change and all apps will stop working with people needing to make a change

Economics

3 w. ago Rightmove issues update to mortgage holders as interest rates held at 4 per cent

Changes to the Bank’s base rate can impact how much interest you’ll pay on loans, including mortgages

Politics

3 w. ago Bank of England issues inflation statement as interest rates held at 4 per cent

It was a tight vote - with five members voting to maintain the rate and the other four voting to cut it

Economics

3 w. ago Will interest rates go down today? The key factors for the Bank of England and 2025 predictions

Experts are split on the prospect of a change, with the rate currently at 4 per cent

Politics

3 w. ago The 7% savings accounts that can earn you hundreds of pounds in interest

The best rates on easy access accounts are around 4.5 per cent - but you can vastly increase that with regular savers

Economics

4 w. ago Major UK bank slashes mortgage rates as low as 3.64 per cent

Rate reductions are being made on two, three, five and 10-year fixed-rate products

Economics

4 w. ago Average mortgage rates have fallen back below five per cent in November

Average mortgage rates have decreased to 4.99% in November, falling below 5% for the first time since September 2022

Politics