28 h. ago Renters got relief with falling prices for apartments – but don’t expect it to continue

Realtor.com data for November found that the national average rent across the 50 biggest metropolitan areas in the nation dropped 1% year-on-year

Society

35 h. ago Sky unveils 14p a day TV deal as streaming and broadband falls to Black Friday prices

Sky's January sale includes deals across TV, Netflix and broadband packages, with one that's less than £5 per month.

Economics

66 h. ago Double discount on 'stunning' Dunelm mirror sees price fall below £4

There's a way shoppers can pick up the popular Dunelm mirror for significantly less

Economics

3 d. ago Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall

Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what it would mean for the price of oil.Crude oil has lubricated the Russian economy for decades – far more than gas exports to Europe – and so the threat of falling oil prices, prompted by US plans for control of Venezuela’s rigs, will have been a source of concern. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall | Phillip Inman

Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what it would mean for the price of oil.Crude oil has lubricated the Russian economy for decades – far more than gas exports to Europe – and so the threat of falling oil prices, prompted by US plans for control of Venezuela’s rigs, will have been a source of concern. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago House prices: What experts say will happen in 2026 after another fall in December

Consecutive months of price drops were a result of Budget uncertainty

Science

6 d. ago ‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach

The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change livesSeven-year-old Grant Leitch had an important question for his mother. He asked if his little brother, Brett, who has cystic fibrosis (CF), was going to die.The South African family, like tens of thousands around the world, have been priced out of access to modern cystic fibrosis therapies, and if Grant had asked at the start of 2025, he might have received a less optimistic answer. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Oil prices fall after Trump says Venezuela will send up to 50m barrels to US

Deal would give US president power to sell up to $3bn-worth of crude stranded in tankers and storage facilitiesBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal oil prices have fallen by more than 1% after Donald Trump said Venezuela would hand over 30m to 50m barrels of the country’s blockaded crude to the US.The deal would give the US president the power to sell up to $3bn (£2.2bn) worth of Venezuelan crude stranded in tankers and storage facilities into an already oversupplied global market. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Oil price falls after Trump says Venezuela will send supply to US – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude drops back to $60 a barrelVenezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to ChinaDonald Trump’s “gunboat diplomacy” in Venezuela shows that securing access to critical natural resources such as oil is now a key priority for Washington, say analysts at Unicredit.They point out, in a note to clients, that the toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marked a decisive break with the rules‑based international order, ushering in a more assertive, America‑First form of hegemony across the western hemisphere.Given that China was the main buyer of smuggled Venezuelan oil and is Caracas’s principal creditor, the move is clearly intended to send a strong signal to Beijing, which has ambitious plans in South America, particularly in resource‑rich countries such as Peru.In 2023, China and Venezuela formalised an “all‑weather strategic partnership”. Beijing also used oil trade...

Politics

7 d. ago Asian shares and US futures advance and oil prices fall back

Asian shares and U.S. futures have advanced after stocks closed higher on Wall Street

Politics

8 d. ago Food prices in supermarkets to fall as UK moves closer to Single Market to undo Brexit harm, says Starmer

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

Economics

8 d. ago Gold and defence stocks rise after Trump's Venezuela strikes

Gold and defence stocks are rising this morning after the surprise capture of the Venezuelan president over the weekend.

Politics

2 w. ago Will house prices rise or fall in 2026? The seven forecasts that matter for the UK property market

House price growth was hampered by Budget tax rumours and a sluggish economy in 2025. Will things improve in 2026?

Society

2 w. ago We farmers take falling prices, sick animals and bad weather in our stride. What we cannot cope with are politicians who loathe our very existence: JAMIE BLACKETT

I love this time of the year. But it is bitter sweet for farmers, writes JAMIE BLACKETT.

Politics

2 w. ago Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco

Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to EuropeThe plummeting price of cocaine is forcing drug-traffickers to reuse the “narco-submarines” they would previously have scuttled once the custom-built vessels had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe, according to a senior Spanish police officer.While semi-submersible vehicles have been used regularly in Colombia and other parts of South and Central America since the 1980s, they were not detected in European waters until 2006, when an abandoned sub was found in an estuary in the north-west Spanish region of Galicia. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Millions of drivers paying more for petrol and diesel despite prices falling

Campaigners claim motorists are being over charged when they fill up after report reveals profit margins on fuel have grown

Economics

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 22 December: Gold price record but index falls, GDP slowdown confirmed

The UK economy is heading into 2026 with little momentum after figures showed GDP growth of just 0.1% in the third quarter.

Economics

3 w. ago London house prices in 2025: did property prices rise or fall in your borough this year?

While average prices fell slightly across the capital this year, some eastern boroughs saw a boost

Society

3 w. ago London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years

Drop of 2.4% in year to October takes cost of average dwelling in UK capital to £547,299

Politics

3 w. ago UK inflation unexpectedly drops to 3.2% after food prices fall

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.2% in November, from 3.6% in October

Economics