8 d. ago UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recordedRecord heat and drought cost Britain’s arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests recorded, analysis has estimated.Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops. Farmers are already facing heavy financial pressure as the costs of fertilisers and other inputs have risen faster than prices. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago FCA could 'adjust and refine' car finance scandal compensation plan

Details of a compensation scheme for motorists affected by the car finance commissions scandal are being finalised, with payouts set to cost lenders an estimated £11billion.

Politics

9 d. ago NHS services will not be cut to fund US pharma deal – Streeting

Downing Street has said the cost would start small and gradually increase to an estimated £1 billion by March 2029.

Economics

9 d. ago Car finance firms must start dealing with complaints sooner as City regulator brings forward deadline

Details of a compensation scheme for motorists affected by the car finance commissions scandal are being finalised, with payouts set to cost lenders an estimated £11billion.

Economics

1 week ago Christmas light swap could cut costs to '14p' per month, MoneySavingExpert says

Using one 100-bulb string of these lights for six hours a day over a month may cost roughly 14p, estimates suggest

Economics

2 w. ago Wrexham's summer signings rated as 4/10 transfer flops and 9/10 gem shines

Wrexham brought in 13 new players this summer at an estimated cost of £33million after gaining promotion to the Championship, but some signings have performed better than others

Politics

3 w. ago Rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge that was destroyed by a tanker is now estimated to cost $5.2 billion

Then-President Joe Biden promised after the bridge’s collapse that the federal government would pay to have it rebuilt

Economics

3 w. ago NTSB set to vote on probable cause of cargo ship crash into Baltimore bridge, causing its collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to vote on its findings into what caused a massive container ship to crash last year into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers

Events

3 w. ago Maryland more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding collapsed Baltimore bridge

Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers last year after a massive container ship crashed into it

Politics