Cashing in on their home’s value funded £3billion of spending by over-55s last year, as they used the money to top-up their income and cover
Business confidence is slumping, according to an important industry survey, as inflation surges and companies worry that customers are cutting back on spending. Economic output
About two fifths of customers at Britain’s Asda supermarkets are buying less and swapping branded items for Asda-brand products where possible to save money amid
Unions hailed a “new benchmark” for pay awards last night as rail workers in Liverpool were given a 7.1 per cent rise. Merseyrail agreed the
Brokers need to provide prospective home buyers with guidance and tips on how to save for a deposit against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and
Rides on London’s public bike-rental network have hit record levels in each of the past nine months as subway strikes blight the city’s public transport
Left-wing Labour MPs vowed “solidarity” with striking railway workers as they promised to join picket lines across the country today. Sir Keir Starmer has tried
Trade unions need to “coordinate industrial action across every town and city in Britain”, the head of the RMT union has said. “If the government
Business leaders and retail and hospitality chiefs say continued train strikes could cause “incredible” damage to the UK. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union
Business chiefs have warned that continued strike actions would cause “incredible” damage to the UK in both the short-term and long-term as firms brace themselves
Britain will grind to a halt this week as a three-day strike cripples the railways. The chaos will hit kids taking their GCSEs, festival-goers heading
The UK is on course for the worst disruption to mass transit since Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister after efforts to avert a planned rail
Britain is braced for a week of chaos as the biggest rail strike in a generation looks likely to paralyse the national network. With services
Britain is bracing for a week of chaos with the biggest rail strike in a generation – and now other trade unions are threatening walkouts
The growing gulf gap between wages and house prices risks causing another financial crisis, economists have warned. It is feared that the increasing strain on household finances
Thailand recorded 9.7 billion real-time electronic payment transactions last year, putting it in the third position globally after India (48.6 billion times) and China (18.5
Amidst global economic volatility, China seems to be struggling to maintain its course. Economists have slashed growth forecasts for the mainland, with the most pessimistic
Britain’s cities could be cut off from one another and NHS patients may put under increased risk if militant left-wing union barons push ahead with a once-in-a-generation
Hospitality chiefs today said the national rail strike will cost the sector £540million over the week amid a 20 per cent drop in sales, hit
Boris Johnson wants this month’s widespread rail strikes to go ahead so he can “feed off the division”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Only half of Britain’s train network will run on strike days next week – with a very limited service on those lines from around 7.30am
More than £4billion of retirement spending is set to be funded by equity release this year, with the figure predicted to more than double by the end
Equity release finances around £1 in every £90 spent by retired people within the UK, according to analysis. Total retirement spending funded by equity release
By 2030, a more inclusive digital society could add £168 billion to the UK economy (Cisco, CEBR, June 2022). That is why today, Cisco has
Joining the CBI’s Skills Think-In on 10 May, it was clear that when it comes to skills, we all have a shared vision. From local
It’s a question I’m getting asked constantly by employers – what should we be doing? And what are others doing? Some of the biggest UK
Soaring inflation, an economy falling to the bottom of global league tables, and a summer of strike action ahead. As Boris Johnson attempts to reset the
Further rail strikes across Scotland will strip millions of pounds from the economy, experts predict, as council officials demand that SNP ministers intervene on a
The looming national rail strike could cost the UK economy more than £90million a year, say experts. The RMT has confirmed plans for three days of walk-outs
A wave of rail strikes set to hit Britain later this month could cost the economy almost £100m – with London taking the biggest hit. That’s
Rail and underground strikes due to hit the UK for three days later this month could cost the economy almost 100 million pounds ($125 million),
This week, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced a national three-day strike across the UK rail network. The strike, which is scheduled to take
Artemis Technologies, the global leader in green maritime innovation, has launched to market the world’s first commercially viable 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat range. Developed
Technologies, the global leader in green maritime innovation, has launched to market the world’s first commercially viable 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat range. The first
Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid met Openreach engineers to check on the latest rollout of ultrafast, full fibre broadband in the region. He was
A quarter of gamblers have increased their habit over the last year, with those aged under 35 three times as likely to be spending more,
A quarter of gamblers have increased their habit over the last year, with those aged under 35 three times as likely to be spending more,
A quarter of gamblers have increased their habit over the last year, with those aged under 35 three times as likely to be spending more,
The OECD said the UK economy will grind to a halt next year with only Russia performing worse among leading economies as it urged Prime
Good Business Pays is spearheading an alliance involving the Small Business Commissioner and leaders from the UK’s biggest business groups including the Federation of Small
Move to Leeds and benefit from the jobs boom, says Melissa Berthelot, boss of medical appliance maker WarnerPatch, who relocated her business from London two years ago
2022 is a special year, not only because it marks the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, but it also gives Brits an extra bank holiday to
To mark the Queen’s 70 years of service (a euphemism for a role that was handed to her based solely on her elite bloodline), Brits
Rishi Sunak’s £15bn cost of living package may only be a temporary plaster, the CEBR think tank warns. CEBR says the measures will help struggling
Iceland recently announced that, starting from May 24, customers over the age of 60 would receive a 10% discount on their grocery shopping in the
UK households’ disposable income has fallen by the most since 2008, according to grocer Asda Group Ltd., underlining the extent of the country’s cost-of-living crisis as
Talk of falling house prices is in the air, most notably from Nationwide Building Society, which last week warned that pressure on household budgets had created
The Elizabeth line will finally open on 24 May, three and a half years later than originally planned. Back in 2018, when it was due
We are all toiling for the taxman, spending almost half of our lives earning money for HM Revenue & Customs. Incredibly, the poorest Britons work
Having appeared on many stages and film sets during my career I can say with conviction that stepping into the theatre of British politics never