Each Monday, our Money team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat to Lancashire-born author Katy Regan, whose five novels have been translated into multiple languages. People think my job is… Making up stories. They're right - but sometimes it feels more like crafting a very

Young adults are hiring people to do basic DIY jobs such as changing a light bulb or cleaning their car, new research has found. One in five of those aged 18 to 27 surveyed by Halfords did not know what a spanner was, and nearly a quarter could not change a ceiling light bulb, often

Private parking companies have said they will update their rule that drivers should not take more than five minutes to pay for parking - after one woman racked up almost £2,000 in fines. Two industry bodies announced they have established a panel to revise the code of conduct to ensure it "protects genuine motorists who

Train managers have launched the first of a series of five months of strikes on busy rail routes, causing travel disruption. There will be picket lines outside stations including London Euston, Liverpool and Edinburgh today in the walkout in a dispute over rest day working. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is set for the inaugural launch of its new space rocket in a development that could add more fuel to the billionaire space race. The New Glenn rocket is due to blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1am US eastern time (6am UK time) this morning - the result

The government will "mainline AI into the veins" of the UK, with plans being unveiled today by Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister is set to promise investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. It comes as his government battles against allegations they are mismanaging the economy and stymied growth

The health secretary has said that the cabinet is aware of the "pressure" on Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid volatile markets and a challenging broader economic picture - but appealed for the public to "give her time". Wes Streeting argued that the public "underestimates" the "amount of heavy-lifting" Ms Reeves has had to do and will

The chancellor has said the budget is "non-negotiable" on a visit to China in the face of volatile markets back in the UK. Rachel Reeves flew out on Friday after ignoring calls from opposition parties to cancel the long-planned trip because of economic turmoil at home. The past week has seen a drop in the

Rachel Reeves' trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 - was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm's length - amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong , and the treatment of the Uyghurs . David Cameron 's so-called

As the dust settles on a tumultuous week for gilts (UK government bonds) and sterling - a week that has raised serious questions about chancellor Rachel Reeves’s stewardship of the economy - the big question many people will be asking is why investor sentiment has shifted so much against the UK in the past week.