Rachel Reeves has repeatedly told us that Labour will not play “fast and loose” with the public finances but is the government playing fast and loose with inflation? At 2.6%, the inflation rate is now...
The Observer is to fall under the ownership of Tortoise Media, a fledgling digital start-up, in a binding deal signed after weeks of controversy about the fate of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper. ...
Wages are rising far faster than expected after a year of slowing, official figures show. Average pay rose sharply, by 5.2%, in the three months to October, according to data from the Office for Natio...
Avanti West Coast staff are set to strike after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working. Train managers will strike on New Year’s Eve, 2 January and Sundays between 12 Janu...
Inflation has risen for the second month in a row, according to official figures. The overall rate of price rises – as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) – grew by 2.6% in November, a signific...
Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company’s workforce. Sky News has ...
Drinks company Thatchers has launched a bid to overturn a High Court ruling that denied its claims Aldi “copycatted” its cider. The Somerset-based cider maker sued the German discount chain for allege...
The highest outstanding student debt in the UK has topped more than £250,000, figures obtained by Money show. One student now owes £252,554, a record high labelled “truly alarming” by the National Uni...
Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age – saying doing so would “burden” the taxpayer. The prime minister said he understood the co...
Thames Water has won court approval to pursue the next phase in securing a £3bn emergency loan, with a hearing intended to secure creditor approval scheduled for four days in the first week of Februar...
Council tax bills are set to rise to pay for a 3.5% real terms increase in funding for police forces next year, the government has announced. Council taxpayers in England and Wales will be asked to co...
A planned strike over the festive season at Scotland’s busiest airport has been called off. North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport had planned to walk out for almost three weeks in a...
