37 m. ago Looser bonus rules and tax breaks needed to save London stock market, says CBI

Industry lobby group draws up 20-point plan to stop London ‘drifting into irrelevance’Nils Pratley: London’s stock exchange needs a shot in the arm from the TreasuryThe London stock market risks “drifting into irrelevance” without government and regulatory reforms, ranging from tax breaks for stock market listings to looser bonus rules for directors, a lobbying group has said.The 20 recommendation put forward by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which lobbies on behalf of UK businesses, suggest financial incentives, marketing campaigns and boardroom pay are central to guaranteeing the future success of the London Stock Exchange, which has been losing stock market listings and floats to foreign rivals. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago Met Office urges anyone on public transport to carry 2 things with them this week

The Met Office is predicting a steady increase in temperatures again this week with a heatwave set to return - with specific advice for commuters to follow

Politics

3 h. ago Fury of elderly residents living at retirement flats in upmarket seaside resort who condemns Age UK plans to evict them and sell off building to investors

EXCLUSIVE: Age UK, formerly known as Help The Aged, says it has made the 'hard decision' to look at selling its property known as Woodcot in Salcombe, Devon.

Economics

4 h. ago Britain's state pension triple lock system deemed 'unsustainable' as the cost is set to rocket to THREE times the original projection by the end of the decade

New figures show the policy - which sets the level of increases in state pension - is expected to cost £15.5billion annually by the 2029/30 financial year.

Economics

5 h. ago Labour's pledge of 6,500 teachers funded by private school VAT 'lacks coherent plan'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is 'unclear' how meeting this pledge will ensure there are enough teachers in the right areas.

Society

5 h. ago Wes Streeting warns doctors ‘the public will not forgive you’ as NHS strike chaos looms

NHS would face major disruption over industrial action, threatening to put Sir Keir Starmer's plans for health service at risk

Events

5 h. ago Ditch snobbery about secondary listings to revive London, says CBI chair

Ditch snobbery about secondary listings to revive London, says CBI chair  Financial Times

Politics

5 h. ago ASA cracks down on online pharmacies advertising weight loss injections

Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online sellingOnline pharmacies are no longer allowed to run adverts for weight loss injections, the advertising watchdog has ruled, as part of a crackdown on what has been described as a “wild west” culture of online selling.In the UK, advertising prescription-only medications (POMs) – which includes all weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro – to the public is illegal. However, a Guardian investigation previously found some online pharmacies either breaking these rules outright, or exploiting grey areas to peddle the medications to the public. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago More than half of people who acted on social media financial advice ‘lost money’

TSB is urging people to do their research to check that content is accurate, before acting on money advice.

Economics

6 h. ago Hundreds of earthquakes rattle catastrophic volcano sparking fears of an eruption

Hundreds of small earthquakes rattled one of the most dangerous volcanos in the US Tuesday, setting off fears it could be waking up.

Politics

6 h. ago Public ‘will not forgive’ strike action by resident doctors, says Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said walkouts would be a ‘disaster’ for patients.

Events

7 h. ago How Labour is coming for YOUR money: Reeves is targeting wealth, pensions and Isas, warns JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Brace yourself for a summer of doom and gloom as Chancellor Rachel Reeves works out how to fill a gaping £40bn hole in the public finances.

Events

7 h. ago Eamonn Holmes and Fiona Phillips' real relationship off screen as star admits thing she 'hated'

Fiona Phillips and Eamonn Holmes presented GMTV together for almost a decade and were known for their great bond but it seems everything was not as smooth sailing between them behind closed doors.

Politics

9 h. ago Brits demand cuts to spending as £30bn Rachel Reeves tax raid looms

The public is demanding spending is cut, not taxes hiked, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves facing a battle to balance the books, fresh polling has found

Economics

9 h. ago Live Euromillions and Thunderball results for Tuesday, July 8: Winning numbers from £64m draw

The winning Euromillions and Thunderball numbers for Tuesday night's draw are here

Economics

10 h. ago Financial redress for LGBT veterans must be sped up, MPs to urge ministers

A group of MPs will call for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called ‘gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible.

Politics

10 h. ago Dwight Howard’s wife files for divorce less than six months into marriage

Couple first went public with their relationship in December

Events

10 h. ago Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to ‘fund war and weapons’, report finds

Exclusive: Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractorsA new study of defense department spending previewed exclusively to the Guardian shows that most of the Pentagon’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 has gone to outside military contractors, providing a $2.4tn boon in public funds to private firms in what was described as a “continuing and massive transfer of wealth from taxpayers to fund war and weapons manufacturing”.The report from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Costs of War project at Brown University said that the Trump administration’s new Pentagon budget will push annual US military spending past the $1tn mark. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago She was a sizzling Bond girl who appeared on Sex & The City and was married 3 times, who is she?

Her 007 film came out in the 1980s and is memorable for her sexy but steely performance opposite Roger Moore. She went on to act in several films like The Bridge.

Politics

10 h. ago The dark truth about finfluencers and how their 'free financial advice' could cost YOU thousands

Blindly taking money advice from online content creators could cost you thousands of pounds, new research by High Street bank TSB warns.

Economics