University staff and ambulance workers stage fresh strikes in pay di...

Members of Unison and of the University and College Union took to the picket lines across the country on Friday.

Call for excise tax on disposable vapes to deter children

It comes as the Local Government Association urged tobacco-style regulations on the display of vaping products in shops, also to deter under-18s.

UAE’s biggest bank says no takeover offer for global bank Standard C...

First Abu Dhabi Bank acknowledged recent press speculation and confirmed it is not evaluating a possible offer for the London-listed banking giant.

What is a recession and how much does it matter that we avoided one?

The UK avoided a recession by the narrowest of margins last year, it has been revealed.

UK narrowly avoided recession with flat growth at end of 2022

The economy grew by 4% in 2022 as a whole

UK narrowly avoided recession as the economy flatlined at the end of...

The economy grew by 4% in 2022 as a whole.

Major investors urge big European banks to stop financing fossil fue...

Barclays is among five of Europe’s biggest banks to receive a letter asking them to stop directly financing new oil and gas fields by the end of 2023.

Glasgow has ingredients to become economic superpower, says Gordon B...

The former Prime Minister’s think tank Our Scottish Future, calls for greater powers for the greater Glasgow area.

Used car market slumped by 8.5% in 2022

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said just 6.9 million vehicles changed hands in 2022.

Firefighters’ strike postponed after increased pay offer

The Fire Brigades Union said it had been offered a 7% pay rise backdated to July 2022, and then 5% from July this year.

Firefighters’ strikes postponed after increased pay offer

The Fire Brigades Union said it had been offered a 7% pay rise backdated to July 2022, and then 5% from July this year.

NHS patients ‘hit hard’ by strikes with 137,000 appointments affecte...

The service has faced strikes by nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists over the past few days in an ‘incredibly disrupted week’.

FTSE 100 pulls back slightly after striking new record

London’s top index moved 0.26%, or 20.46 points, higher to finish at 7,885.17.

Surge in e-bike and e-scooter battery fires prompts warning to consu...

Trading Standards has urged consumers and retailers to avoid non-compliant devices following a dramatic surge in house fires.

University staff and NHS physiotherapists to strike

Industrial unrest continues to sweep the country in bitter disputes over pay, staffing and conditions.

More bereaved parents will be able to access financial support from...

The Government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance to cohabiting parents.

Banks receiving scam payments to take more responsibility under code...

Updates to the authorised push payment scams code require firms receiving payments to play a greater role in protecting the customer.

London hotel prices 60% higher for King’s coronation, says Trivago

The accommodation search website said hotel prices in the capital are hitting £254 a night for early bookers.

Government ‘negligence’ to blame for steel firm’s collapse, says uni...

British steel business Aartee Bright Bar called in administrators on Tuesday.

Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard ‘may damage competition’ –...

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its provisional findings on the proposed deal.