‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike

Nurses said they are striking because they cannot provide safe care in current conditions.

Average easy access Isa pays seven times the typical rate offered a...

The run-up to Isa season, which happens around the start of a new tax year, is looking bright, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk.

Credible settlement only way to ‘absolutely’ avoid exam disruption,...

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland have been taking rolling strike action.

Retailers suffer disappointing January as consumers brace for more b...

Total UK retail sales increased by 4.2% in January, less than half the 11.9% rise seen a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.

From hopeful spark to up in flames – the story of Britishvolt

Britishvolt was founded in 2019, but collapsed just three years later and is now on the cusp of being bought by an Australian company.

UK construction declines further after sharp fall in housebuilding

The influential S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index scored 48.4 last month, slipping from 48.8 in December.

Banks should up their game by improving online security features, sa...

The consumer group said banks ‘should not be leaving these open doors for scammers to exploit’.

Deal ‘tantalisingly close’ for Unite ambulance workers in Wales – un...

It is the only union taking action in Wales today.

Interest rates likely to need to rise again, warns Bank policymaker

Rate setter Catherine Mann said it was too soon to pause increases, warning that there are still big risks that inflation may prove stubborn.

New car market grows for sixth month in a row

Some 131,994 new cars were registered last month, up 14.7% on January 2022.

Australian company selected as frontrunner to buy Britishvolt

Britishvolt collapsed last month, laying off most of its 200 staff.

Apprenticeship levy not fit for purpose, says Labour

Sir Keir Starmer said changes to the apprenticeship funding system would reverse a decline in people enrolling on manufacturing training schemes.

Planned strikes by nurses, ambulance workers and health staff in Wal...

The GMB was due to hold a strike on Monday, while members of the Royal College of Nursing were set to walk out on Monday and Tuesday.

Planned strike by ambulance workers in Wales suspended amid new offe...

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Train driver union boss delayed by ‘bloody rail strikes’ as members...

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan made the quip to the PA news agency as he arrived at a picket line outside London Euston station.

Tech giants post sluggish financial results as sector struggles cont...

Alphabet, Amazon and Apple all reported slowing growth in some form amid ongoing job cuts in the tech sector.

Energy suppliers told to review meter practices as questions raised...

A former minister said that energy companies ‘have been given the benefit of the doubt on this for too long’.

Who is on strike and what is the rail dispute about?

Train drivers are on strike again on Friday, crippling services across the country.

Services sector declines to two-year lows but firms showing ‘cautiou...

The sector declined for the fourth month in a row amid cutbacks to business and consumer spending.

Growing cash savings and paying down debts ‘among top financial prio...

Some 24% of people with financial concern for others had stopped saving due to the rising cost of living, according to wealth manager Quilter.