68 h. ago People on New State Pension could be due up to £971 each month from next April

The annual uprating will be announced at the Autumn Budget but pensioners can start calculating the Triple Lock uplift now.

Economics

6 d. ago Construction firms cut jobs at fastest rate since 2020 despite signs of recovery

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

Society

9 d. ago House prices rise by 0.5 per cent month in May after April dip

Underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain ‘supportive,’ Nationwide Building Society said.

Politics

2 w. ago Hunt for missing British man launched by police after his van was found abandoned in Spain's Costa Brava

The 24-year-old was named locally last night as Matthew Chapman from Manchester, almost a month on from his family reporting him missing on April 30.

Events

2 w. ago Le Bris hails Sunderland’s character in playoff triumph as Wilder questions VAR

Tommy Watson’s 95th-minute goal secured 2-1 victorySheffield United’s Chris Wilder concedes a bitter blowRégis Le Bris said the 19-year-old Tommy Watson’s dramatic stoppage-time winner to clinch Sunderland’s promotion to the Premier League encapsulated a rollercoaster season and suggested team spirit will be key if they are to cope with the step up next season. The French head coach masterminded Sunderland’s return to the top flight after eight years in his first season at the club.Watson, a 73rd-minute substitute, scored in the fifth minute of added time to complete a dream comeback victory after Eliezer Mayenda cancelled out Tyrese Campbell’s well-taken opener. Watson, who joined Sunderland aged eight, will move to Brighton next month after the clubs agreed a £10m deal in April, but the forward gave his boyhood club the perfect parting gift. “We’ll see each other in the Premier League next year, in the big time,” Watson said. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago UK borrowing rises to £20.2bn, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves

April figure more than expected and comes despite increase in employer national insurance contributionsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in April, underscoring the challenge for Rachel Reeves to fix public services and grow the economy while meeting her fiscal rules.With the chancellor under pressure on Labour’s tax plans, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2bn in April, £1bn more than the same month a year earlier. City economists had forecast borrowing of £17.9bn. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Monthly company insolvencies rise to highest level since last July

Registered company insolvencies in England and Wales grew by 3% to 2,053 in April compared with the previous month.

Politics

3 w. ago Personal insolvencies jumped by 8% month on month in April in England and Wales

Among businesses, compulsory liquidations reached the highest levels since September 2014, the Insolvency Service said.

Politics

4 w. ago British Airways boasts new AI system that will fly you to holiday even quicker

The airline has announced that two-thirds of its flights from the London Heathrow departed early in April - more than double the rate seen in the same month in 2023 - and it's all thanks to one thing

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