18 h. ago Business news live: Lifetime ISA facing reform and financial advice rules get ‘once in a generation’ overhaul

Stock markets updates and business news from Monday

Economics

21 h. ago Business news live: UK economy grew 0.7% and financial advice rules get ‘once in a generation’ overhaul

Stock markets updates and business news from Monday

Economics

30 h. ago More people could get help to navigate their financial lives, says regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority is aiming to reduce the ‘advice gap’ so that people have timely access to the help they need.

Politics

42 h. ago This is the terrifying truth about alternative cancer therapies

As a former breast surgeon who has had breast cancer three times, I'm used to people telling me about medical matters, and I help others navigate the minefield of misinformation online.

Events

9 d. ago Liverpool Street station plan a financial 'gamble', opponents say

Liverpool Street station plan a financial 'gamble', opponents say  BBC

Politics

1 week ago I lost weight and now people treat me better. How do I reconcile this? | Leading questions

It’s easy to resent being treated better because of how you look, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Try to notice who has treated you the same all alongRead more Leading questionsI am a woman who has been fat since I was about eight; I am now in my early 50s. I have been on Ozempic for almost two years. I have lost almost 50 kilos and can now do a whole lot of things that I wasn’t physically able to do before, which is great. But people treat me differently now. I had my work review and I am doing less but got feedback about how much more I am doing. I have been asked if I am looking to date, and even if I am thinking of having a child, both questions I never was asked when I was bigger. I didn’t think people treated me badly before, and still don’t, but now I am seeing that there is a difference. It is not comfortable for me. I am not at risk of putting the weight back on but how do I navigate the difference in how people are treating me?Eleanor says: A lot of people no...

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 closes near record high, and oil price falls, on reports Iran seeks talks with Israel – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMiddle East crisis live: Iran and Israel trade attacks amid reports Tehran could be seeking talksIran and Israel crisis: what does it mean for the price of oil?Over at the Paris Air Show, a row has broken out after four Israeli company stands at the trade fair were shut down.According to Reuters, French authorities ordered that the four stands should be closed for “displaying offensive weapons”, after not complying with an order from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.“This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations.“The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bayern Munich could not match Liverpool's financial firepower in Florian Wirtz pursuit, says club executive

Wirtz is set to join Liverpool for a fee in excess of £100million

Society