Latest NewsStay updated with the latest news and updates
Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 eventKeir Starmer has been urged to honour his pledge to ban ticket touting, amid fears...
Exclusive: Documents released to campaign group 38 Degrees reveal UK officials briefed on possibility of altering food standardsBritish officials were briefed on the possibility of allowing chemical-w...
The campaign is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymiedNils Pratley: the ‘Savvy Squirrel looks a bit too tame’City firms are pinning their h...
Chemists in England say cost of painkillers like paracetamol and hay fever treatments has jumped since FebruaryThe war in Iran has pushed up the price of widely used medicines in England, including pa...
RMT union drivers continue strike action against London Underground plans for a voluntary four-day weekCommuters in London face another two days of disruption as a second 24-hour tube strike starts fr...
There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures sugg...
Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UKOn 15 January, members of the House of Commons environmental audit committee (EAC) visited...
Economic body found Britain had the biggest increase in ‘tax wedge’ out of 38 member nations last yearTaxes on workers in Britain rose at the fastest rate among the world’s richest economies last year...
Annual March rate shows impact of Iran war, which also pushed up cost of food and air faresUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for mo...
News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effortBritish firms will face “much tougher” controls to prevent their goods fr...
Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the imp...
Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East warAirlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passen...
Green light likely for law allowing automatic approval for pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-upUK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public EV chargers to 5%Households without...
Government has shaken up the way electricity is priced as British costs are among the highest in the worldElectricity generators threatened with higher windfall taxes in bid to ensure stable pricesThe...
About 500 farmers challenge Green Gen Cymru in high court over alleged disregard for landowners and biosecurityA group of 500 Welsh farmers have brought a landmark legal claim to the high court over t...
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates on hold as Iran war casts shadow over labour marketJobs market was in fragile state even before Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in th...
ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returnsBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company, which owns...
Courier promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor recordBusiness live – latest updatesSecond-class post will be delivered every other weekday and scrapped...
Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workersUK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9%Despite a surprise fall in the unemployment rate, t...
Move marks UK government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costsClean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025Electrici...