Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK mortgage approvals rise in June. UK retail financial services set for biggest overhaul in …
Grocery price inflation has dropped to 14.9%, still painfully high, as supermarkets push loyalty card promotions Full story: UK grocery price inflation eases as shoppers …
Retail sales across Britain rose by 0.5% in April after sliding in March, as high inflation hits the mortgage markets UK homeowners and first-time buyers …
China’s president, Xi Jinping, is often the subject of internet memes that compare him to the children’s character Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches, popularised …
Guardian analysis of data shows officials spent more under former PM than predecessor Dominic Raab Liz Truss oversaw a major jump in spending on government …
Observer investigation finds a ‘two-tier’ health system emerging in England, with rapid access available to those able to pay NHS trusts with record waiting lists …
American owners ‘commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives;’ ministers to urge union chiefs to call off rail strikes over festive period Credit Suisse has …
After criticism for skipping queue, ITV’s This Morning presenters said visit was ‘strictly for reporting’ This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have said …
ITV show This Morning has insisted its presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby did not “jump the queue” for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state.
Businesses may struggle as consumers cut back spending amid high inflation and rising fuel costs, economists warn The number of English and Welsh companies declared …
High-profile names relegated to backbenches as punishment for failing to back new PM Politics live: latest updates It’s not just Boris Johnson who is yesterday’s …
Diabetes UK warns cost of living crisis could aggravate problem and accuses government of ‘letting our children down’ The number of children being treated at …
North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” …
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed his Lithuanian counterpart Ingrida Simonyte to Downing Street ahead of a meeting on Tuesday, making her jump as she appeared …
Osborne & Little experienced ‘immediate adverse effect’ in January – but files pre-tax profit of £558,000 after cuts The former chancellor George Osborne’s family wallpaper …
South Korea reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic as hundreds of thousands of masked students took the …