27 h. ago Woman in disbelief after spotting Gucci bag in local charity shop for wild price

The woman was a 'regular' client at her local charity shop so was able to get a slight discount on the designer item but its initial price was still something she wasn't expecting to pay for a Gucci bag

Economics

31 h. ago Woman spots Gucci bag in charity shop and is floored by price tag

A woman popped into her local charity store and spotted a Gucci bag on display in a glass cabinet alongside some jewellery but was amazed after clocking how much it was being sold for

Economics

3 d. ago Who’s really to blame for Labour’s troubles – Rachel Reeves or the invisible PM? | Gaby Hinsliff

The Treasury focuses on numbers when what’s needed is vision. The party and the country are crying out for leadership, but it’s nowhere to be seenShe is not the first chancellor to cry in public, and may not be the last. But Rachel Reeves is the first whose tears have moved markets. No sooner had the realisation dawned that she was silently weeping – over a personal sorrow she won’t be pushed into revealing, she insisted later, not a political one – as she sat beside Keir Starmer at Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, than the pound was dropping and the cost of borrowing rising. The bond traders who forced out Liz Truss’s hapless chancellor still clearly rate her judgment and want her to stay, even if (perhaps especially if) some Labour MPs don’t. Yet it is an extraordinary thing to live with the knowledge that a moment’s uncontrolled emotion can drive up the cost of a nation’s mortgages, just as a misjudged stroke of the budget pen can destroy lives.The most striking thing abou...

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5 d. ago Best Dyson hair dryer deals to shop now: Cheapest price on Supersonic models

Get the hi-tech hair dryer for less

Economics

5 d. ago Wimbledon 2025 food and drink prices made public as costs soar and spectators stunned

Wimbledon fans will be hit hard in the pocket when they attend SW19 this year

Economics

6 d. ago Soaring food costs drive shop prices higher for first time this year

Overall shop prices are rising for the first time in almost a year after food price inflation accelerated last month, the new figures suggest.

Economics

6 d. ago Nissan to cut 250 jobs at major UK car plant as electric vehicle sales flop

Nissan is cutting around 250 jobs at its Sunderland car plant as part of a major cost-cutting drive after the Japanese carmaker reported its worst financial result in a quarter of a century

Economics

6 d. ago Shop prices return to inflation for first time in almost a year

Overall shop prices were 0.4% higher in June than a year earlier, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index.

Economics

6 d. ago Royal train to be retired as King Charles seeks to modernise monarchy

Palace accounts show Treasury finding to remain at £86.3m, while duchy of Cornwall will waive some charity rentsThe royal family’s private “royal train” will be decommissioned as part of King Charles’s drive to modernise the monarchy and reduce costs.The train has been used to transport members of the royal family around Britain’s railway network since 1840, but it has become increasingly costly to maintain and store. Rolling stock from the 1980s would need to be updated for modern railway networks, and two new more fuel-efficient helicopters offer a suitable alternative. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s China deal: rare earths pave the green road to militarisation | Editorial

Clean tech’s key minerals now drive western rearmament, reviving extractive ambition and exposing the toxic cost of dependenceIt’s an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy it. Rare earth elements, the mineral backbones of wind turbines and electric vehicles, are now the prize in a geopolitical arms race. The trade agreement between Washington and Beijing restores rare earth shipments from China to the US, which had been suspended in retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs. Behind the bluster, there has been a realisation in Washington that these are critical inputs for the US. They are needed not just by American icons such as Ford and Boeing but for its fighter jets, missile guidance systems and satellite communications.This understanding suggests that Washington will scale back some of its countermeasures once Beijing resumes delivery of rare earths. The paradox is that to reduce its dependence on China, the US must depend on Beijing ...

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9 d. ago Tourist visits charity shop in Dubai and price of Prada dress leaves her floored

Deanne Bronsell was left astounded by the prices of designer dresses and products in a Dubai charity shop, where she spotted a range of high end brands like Prada, Ralph Lauren, Jimmy Choo and more

Economics

1 week ago British tourist visits Dubai charity shop and prices leave her totally floored

Deanne Bronsell was amazed to find a charity shop in Dubai with rails full of designer goods, including Prada, Ralph Lauren and Jimmy Choo - and she was stunned after spotting the price tags

Economics

1 week ago 'I bought £30 M&S cake for a fraction of the price at incredible shop'

If you want an M&S sweet treat but don't want to fork out full price, you might want to consider visiting this outlet store where you can purchase slightly damaged goods for less

Economics

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1 week ago Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages

Louisiana accused pharmaceutical giant CVS of using its dominant market position to abuse customer information, drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies

Economics

2 w. ago HS2 may run at 'reduced speeds' in attempt to drive down costs, boss of doomed project admits

Mark Wild said ‘there is a need to simplify the day-one railway’ amid calls for the line to be scrapped altogether

Economics

2 w. ago UK inflation 'higher than expected' amid soaring food prices

The rising cost of living remains stubborn

Economics

3 w. ago Tax hikes will force retailers to push up prices, cut jobs and halt shop openings retail chief warns Rachel Reeves

The latest alert was issued by Andy Higginson, the chairman of JD Sports and the British Retail Consortium industry group.

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3 w. ago Top Gear's James May says shop bosses 'need a slap' after nuts price increase

The ex-Top Gear presenter was horrified by the prices at an upscale US supermarket, with a single strawberry being sold for an eye-watering £14 as he declared the store's bosses "need a slap"

Economics

3 w. ago Tax rises 'almost inevitable' as IFS torches Rachel Reeves' spending plans warning NHS and defence will need topping up and cost

IFS director Paul Johnson said he would be 'very surprised indeed' if heath and defence funding did not need topping up before the next election.

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