Starmer and Reeves hint at tax rises to come ahead of unusual pre-budg
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have hinted at tax rises to come when the chancellor delivers the budget later this month. In a Downing...
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UK must increase North Sea drilling to boost economy, says US ambassad
The US ambassador to the UK has said Britain should carry out “more drilling and more production” in the North Sea. In his first broadcast...
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Nigel Farage pivots on economy – will his original supporters be in fa
Nigel Farage has long known he would need to overhaul Reform UK’s offer on the economy, not least because of the scale of the attack...
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Buyout firm Epiris plots £230m swoop on Next 15 divisions | Money News
The private equity firm which owns the Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge restaurant chains is in talks to buy a sizeable chunk of Next 15...
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Pest controller reveals first sign you have an infestation – and the o
Each week, the Money blog speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to pest controller...
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Ryanair profits climb 42% on the back of fare hikes | Money News
Ryanair has reported a 42% rise in half-year profits on the back of a hike to fares. The no frills carrier, which is Europe’s largest...
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Is your buy now, pay later habit denting your mortgage chances? | Mone
Borrowers with a “perfect credit score” and a “few” buy now, pay later transactions have been declined mortgages, brokers have told the Money blog in...
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Murdoch-backed Brave Bison in £50m bid for M&C Saatchi division | UK N
A deal-hungry London-listed marketing group backed by Rupert Murdoch and Lord Ashcroft, the former Tory treasurer, has made a £50m approach to buy a division...
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City tycoons plot cash shell float to fund $5bn takeover deal | Money
A group of senior City figures is in talks to raise hundreds of millions of pounds for a new listed vehicle that would be used...
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‘Significant’ step in establishing national restorative justice progra
A “significant” step has been taken in establishing a national restorative justice programme for victims of the Post Office’s Horizon IT scandal. Children of affected...
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Former TGI Fridays chief in move to snap up UK chain | Money News
The manager of the bulk of TGI Fridays’ restaurants around the world has swooped to buy its British operations in a deal which preserves all...
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Energy regulator Ofgem to wipe millions of debt with slight increase t
Up to £500m in energy bill debt is to be cancelled by regulator Ofgem as it aims to tackle record levels of arrears. As many...