Remaining COVID restrictions for travel to UK scrapped despite rising coronavirus cases
All remaining COVID travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for unvaccinated arrivals, have now ended in the...
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Interest rate hiked and Bank of England warns inflation squeeze will get worse as Ukraine war drives up energy prices
The Bank of England has hiked the interest rate by 0.25% to 0.75% as it forecast inflation surging to 8%...
Ocado puts up prices as costs soar and warns Ukraine war adding to inflation worries
Ocado said it has "moved certain retail prices" to reflect soaring costs faced by the grocery industry across the UK...
Fed raises rates as US economy eyes heightened inflation spike from Putin’s war
The US central bank has fired the starting pistol on interest rate rises as the world's largest economy faces up...
‘Despicable’ companies fined for ‘predatory’ and ‘coercive’ calls to sell insurance to elderly
Five companies that deliberately targeted the elderly with "predatory" and "coercive" marketing calls in order to sell them unnecessary insurance...
UK bans luxury goods exports to Russia and hikes import tariffs on products – including vodka
The UK government has placed an export ban on luxury goods to Russia and hiked up import tariffs from the...
Camelot set to lose licence to run National Lottery after three decades
Camelot is set to lose its licence to run the National Lottery after three decades after rival Allwyn was named...
Majority of Britons think Russia sanctions don’t go far enough
The majority of people in Britain don't think UK's sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine go far...
Candy pledges to give fans board seat if Chelsea bid triumphs
The property developer Nick Candy has promised to give Chelsea fans a seat on its board if his bid to...
Liverpool ‘saviour’ Broughton eyes key role in Chelsea rescue bid
Sir Martin Broughton, the British businessman who rescued Liverpool from a bitter boardroom battle a decade ago, is in talks...
Rural communities without access to mains gas face ‘a tsunami of poverty’, charity warns
There's a warning that "a tsunami of poverty" will hit rural communities if more help isn't provided to the 14%...
Chelsea bids go to extra time after Abramovich sanctioned
Bidders for Chelsea Football Club have been given extra time to bid for last season's Champions League winners after the...
Record fuel prices ‘may ease soon’ but unleaded passes 160p and diesel hits 170p a litre
The AA has raised hope that the record fuel prices, being hit across the UK daily in the wake of...
Heathrow faces ‘headwinds’ to COVID recovery as Russia’s war raises costs and knocks confidence
Heathrow airport has raised fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will severely damage the aviation industry's recovery from the pandemic.Publishing...
Better than expected growth for economy as Sunak faces pressure to ease squeeze from inflation
The UK economy grew by a better than expected 0.8% in January, according to official figures as the chancellor faces...
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK – and now Three suspends sponsorship of the club
Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of attempts to crackdown on wealthy Russians with assets...
Borrow billions more or leave households to face biggest squeeze in decades, Sunak told
Rishi Sunak must choose to either borrow billions more or allow households to suffer an income squeeze that could be...
Huawei UK directors quit over stance on Russian invasion
The two British board members of Huawei's UK subsidiary are to resign over the Chinese telecoms giant’s refusal to condemn...
Pepsi penetrated the Iron Curtain five decades ago – but has now joined the exodus from Russia
With Heineken and L'Oreal announcing the effective closure of their Russian operations today, the number of Western companies shunning the...
Starmer calls for government U-turn on support for household energy bills as price hike set to bite
Boris Johnson has announced he will set out an Energy Independence Plan in the "course of the next few days"...
