Energy bill support to be extended as price rise looms
Support for energy bills from the government is expected to continue for three months from April, protecting consumers from an...
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Stock market blow, an opioid crisis and the Black Founders Fund
Ian King speaks to AJ Bell about how more British companies are listing on the US stock market.Plus, hear from...
‘I’m taking on £15k debt to pay nursery fees’: The cost of childcare crisis keeping mothers out of work
More than three in four mothers (76%) who pay for childcare say it no longer makes financial sense for them...
Government help with energy bills could continue as suppliers asked to prepare to maintain lower costs
Energy suppliers have been asked to prepare for government support to households to be maintained at the current level in...
Ted Baker-owner Authentic Brands Group among Hunter Boot suitors
The American company behind brands such as Reebok and Ted Baker is among the suitors weighing bids for Hunter Boot,...
WH Smith targeted by cyber attack with hackers accessing data on current and former employees
WH Smith has said it has been the target of a cyber attack that has seen hackers access company data.The...
Pret a Manger staff get third pay rise in a year
Shop staff at Pret a Manger are to receive their third pay rise in a year.The average pay base will...
Andrew Bailey says ‘nothing is decided’ suggesting interest rates may rise less than thought
Interest rates may rise less than previously thought with the governor of the Bank of England signalling there is no...
Brexit and bad planning also to blame for UK fruit and veg shortages, Spain says
Brexit and bad planning - along with weather - are to blame for the fruit and vegetable shortage affecting the...
Purplebricks founder Bruce weighs moving back into online estate agent
The founder of Purplebricks is weighing a move to regain control of the online estate agent less than two weeks...
Australian financial titan Macquarie plots takeover of £5bn M&G
Macquarie, the Australian banking and finance powerhouse, is weighing a £5bn-plus takeover bid for M&G, the FTSE-100 fund manager and...
Pub trade warns of 2,000 closures without budget aid
A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector's aid...
Energy bills may rise again without government plan to deliver 2035 clean power target, NAO warns
Household bills could rise if the government further delays its plan to rid the power network of polluting fossil fuels...
Britons paying hundreds of millions to turn off wind turbines as network can’t handle the power they make on the windiest days
UK consumers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to turn wind turbines off because the grid cannot deal with...
Cryptocurrency firm Copper tests mettle with raid for fintech rival’s finance chief
The cryptocurrency firm chaired by Lord Hammond, the former chancellor, is in talks to recruit a new finance chief amid...
House prices fall for sixth month in row – but first-time buyers facing major problems, figures show
House prices have fallen for the sixth month in a row and dropped 1.1% in the year up to last...
Britcoin: Future of a digital pound ‘more likely than not’, Bank of England official says
New technologies could help to open up a "new frontier" for payments and the way in which money is used,...
Sunak’s warm relationship with EU over new deal will boost UK’s world standing – NI Protocol negotiator
A former senior civil servant who helped negotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol has said the new agreement - and Rishi...
Sainsbury’s to close two Argos depots in move that leaves 1,400 jobs at risk
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has said it plans to close two Argos depots in a move that will impact 1,400 jobs.It...
Britons paying hundreds of millions to turn off wind turbines as network can’t handle the power they make on the windiest days
UK consumers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to turn wind turbines off because the grid cannot deal with...