New Zealand farmers drive tractors on motorways to protest ‘burp tax’ levy on animals
Farmers across New Zealand have driven their tractors on motorways and into towns to protest government plans to tax the...
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Naked Wines cuts 6% of workforce as growth strategy leaves bitter note
Naked Wines has made around 6% of its workforce redundant after a failed growth strategy forced a restructuring.The online retailer,...
More rail strikes announced for 3 and 5 November, this time involving train operators
More rail strikes have been announced for 3 and 5 November - this time involving 14 train operating companies. The...
Spending calculator: See which prices have gone up or down – and how much warm clothes are costing as we approach winter
Prices have increased over the past 12 months by more than 10% on average, putting pressure on already stretched household...
World’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault sells private jet so climate activists can’t track him
The world's second-richest man has said he has sold his private jet so "no one can see where I go"...
The poorest and pensioners in jeopardy as inflation rises and Hunt looks for cuts
September's inflation figure confirms what consumers already knew and the chancellor feared.Consumer Price Inflation increased to 10.1% last month, matching...
Microsoft ‘cuts around 1,000 jobs’ as big tech responds to tough global economy
Microsoft has admitted "structural adjustments" in the wake of a report suggesting the US tech firm had cut around 1,000...
Inflation rises to 10.1% as economy reels from mini-budget chaos
The rate of inflation rose to 10.1% in September, according to official figures, as the economy reels from the effects...
Netflix aims to attract 4.5 million subscribers by year end and doubles its expected new customer numbers
Netflix subscriber numbers increased by 2.4 million from July to September this year, more than double the number than was...
More rail strikes to take place in November after pay offer ‘U-turn’, RMT says
Rail workers' union RMT has announced more strikes next month following what it said was a pay offer "U-turn" from...
Blackouts may be imposed on cold weekday evenings, National Grid chief warns
The head of Britain's electricity and gas systems' operator has told households to prepare for blackouts between 4pm and 7pm...
Cost of living: Energy bills for an average household could hit £4,347 a year from April, analysts warn, as universal price guarantee to end
Annual energy bills could reach £4,347 for an average household after the government announced the two-year price freeze will now...
Facebook owner Meta ordered to sell GIF library Giphy in ‘final decision’ by UK watchdog
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has been ordered by the UK competition regulator to sell the GIF library...
Online florist Floom aims to blossom with capital injection
One of the UK's best-known online florists is hunting for fresh capital after raising millions of pounds from prominent venture...
Ikea prices have soared by up to 80% amid surging raw material costs, says retail intelligence firm
Ikea has increased the prices of its furniture by up to 80% over the last year, research has found.The Swedish...
Threat of beer and fast food shortages as delivery drivers prepare for walkouts
Pubs and clubs are facing the prospect of beer shortages while fast food firms including Burger King, KFC and Pizza...
Cost of living: Measures to help poorest tackle fuel poverty this winter £14bn short, say campaigners
Around seven million homes in the UK will experience dire fuel poverty without a further £14bn package of emergency support,...
What was in the mini-budget and what has been scrapped?
Just over three weeks ago, then-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his tax-cutting mini-budget to MPs which caused economic turmoil in the...
Kanye West to buy ‘free speech’ social media platform Parler
Kanye West is to buy the social media platform Parler, the company's current owner has announced.Parlement Technologies said it had...
Chancellor reverses ‘almost all’ tax cuts in mini-budget and says energy bills support scheme to be scaled back
Jeremy Hunt has revealed he is reversing "almost all" of the tax cuts announced in his predecessor's mini-budget and is...