Netflix has increased its subscription prices for customers in the UK. The new price for a standard subscription without adverts, has risen by £2 to £12.99 a month, while the same subscription with adverts has risen by £1. The streaming service's most expensive premium subscription - which allows people to watch on four devices at

We've all got our favourites. For me, it's the under-appreciated scampi fry. For others, it's the packet of salt and vinegar crisps communally split open across a sticky table, or the pork scratchings that might leave you needing a visit to the dentist. The humble bar snack has been part of UK social culture for

The government is spending £22bn on "unproven" technologies which will have a "very significant effect" on energy bills, according to an influential committee of MPs. There has been no assessment of whether the programme to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere is affordable for billpayers, said a report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

The private equity backer of one of Britain's oldest industrial manufacturing groups is in talks to sell an advanced defence technology business that will bring its parent's dismantling close to completion. Sky News has learnt that Advent International, the buyout firm which bought Cobham for £4bn in 2020 and then swooped on London-listed Ultra Electronics

Purplebricks, the online estate agent owned by Sir Charles Dunstone, one of Britain's most prolific entrepreneurs, has parachuted in an interim chief executive 18 months after it delisted from the London stock market. Sky News has learnt that shareholders in Strike, Purplebricks' parent company, were notified this week that Stuart Bartlett, a former automotive industry

Keir Starmer was touring the UK National Nuclear Laboratory in Preston when the Bank of England halved its 2025 growth forecast, cut interest rates for the third time in six months, warned of an uptick in inflation and said the national insurance hike on employers would hit prices and jobs more than expected.  It was

Sir Keir Starmer has reinforced his commitment to reducing household energy bills by £300 a year by 2030. The prime minister told Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby that the figure is "what we are driving towards" and his plan to build more nuclear reactors will help. Politics live: Chancellor reacts to grim growth figures

The country's third largest car retailer says it is cutting jobs and closing its dealerships on a Sunday as part of efforts to reduce costs amid tough trading and looming budget tax hikes. Vertu Motors, which has almost 200 sites operating predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors, Vertu and Macklin Motors brands, made the announcement

The head of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has effectively been forced out of the role after losing the confidence of its board amid growing government pressure on economic watchdogs. Sky News understands that Abby Thomas, whose departure was announced earlier on Thursday, was at the centre of several disputes with fellow directors over issues

HSBC Holdings is to hand its new chief executive a pay package potentially worth more than £15m as part of an overhaul of its bosses' remuneration triggered by the government's scrapping of the EU bonus cap. Sky News has learnt that Europe's biggest lender, which has a market capitalisation of more than £147bn, is putting