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What is Don’t Pay UK?
What is Don’t Pay UK?
Campaign hopes to encourage one million people to cancel their direct debits to energy providers
10 Aug 2022
The cost-of-living support available from government
The cost-of-living support available from government
Downing Street says no further measures will be rolled out before new PM is in place
10 Aug 2022
Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for Biden?
Is the Inflation Reduction Act a win for Biden?
The law is designed to reduce not only inflation but also carbon emissions and prescription drug costs
9 Aug 2022
What is ‘quiet quitting’?
What is ‘quiet quitting’?
Movement centred around doing bare minimum at work has been gaining traction on TikTok
8 Aug 2022
Energy bills: what to expect this winter
Energy bills: what to expect this winter
Gordon Brown calls for an emergency budget to tackle spiralling living costs
8 Aug 2022
How Truss and Sunak would tackle a recession
How Truss and Sunak would tackle a recession
Foreign secretary plans dramatic tax cuts – which the former chancellor says will ‘pour fuel on the fire’
5 Aug 2022
What next for the UK economy?
What next for the UK economy?
‘Steepest decline in living standards on record’ forecast as recession expected to last until the end of 2023
5 Aug 2022
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How will recession affect the UK?
How will recession affect the UK?
Inflation set to hit 13% by end of year as UK on course for recession, warns Bank of England
5 Aug 2022
Why the Bank of England is raising interest rates again
Why the Bank of England is raising interest rates again
Bank hikes benchmark rate for the sixth successive time as inflation soars
4 Aug 2022
Eight unmissable business ideas for growth and modernisation
Eight unmissable business ideas for growth and modernisation
The rising cost of living affects businesses too, but these innovative services can help you ensure your company, profits and goals all continue to gr…
4 Aug 2022
‘Kapow!’: why $90m Batgirl movie was axed
‘Kapow!’: why $90m Batgirl movie was axed
Irreparably bad or ‘bigger corporate machinations’ at play?
4 Aug 2022
Britain’s ‘astronomical’ inflation rise in five charts
Britain’s ‘astronomical’ inflation rise in five charts
Analysts warn that prices will continue to rise beyond the next 12 months
3 Aug 2022
Is British Airways in trouble?
Is British Airways in trouble?
Carrier has been forced to extend suspension of ticket sales for Heathrow flights
3 Aug 2022
Is the UK heading for a housing crash?
Is the UK heading for a housing crash?
Latest data confounds predictions but sellers warned to ‘fasten their seatbelts’ ahead of rate rises
2 Aug 2022
Energy giants’ profits soar amid cost of living crisis
Energy giants’ profits soar amid cost of living crisis
Outrage over Centrica and Shell’s mammoth profits and plans to resume dividend payouts
29 Jul 2022
Rishinomics vs. Trussonomics
Rishinomics vs. Trussonomics
Sunak’s tax policy is under fire, but can the country afford a dose of Trussonomics?
29 Jul 2022
Is the UK really experiencing a ‘great resignation’?
Is the UK really experiencing a ‘great resignation’?
Employees are looking for great flexibility, better pay and more fulfilment at work, experts say
27 Jul 2022
17 most expensive towns outside London
17 most expensive towns outside London
Virginia Water in Surrey is once again top of the Zoopla property rich list
27 Jul 2022
How would Rishi Sunak’s VAT cut on energy bills work?
How would Rishi Sunak’s VAT cut on energy bills work?
Former chancellor’s latest promise sees him pivot away from his opposition to tax cuts
27 Jul 2022
How Instagram’s makeover has alienated users
How Instagram’s makeover has alienated users
Head of social network responds after users gave redesign the thumbs-down
27 Jul 2022
Headers, savings and costly chips
Headers, savings and costly chips
Is the FA phasing out headers? Do rising interest rates offer a glimmer of hope to savers? And how will fish and chip shops cope with a poor potato ha…
22 Jul 2022
Why Tesla has sold off its bitcoin holdings
Why Tesla has sold off its bitcoin holdings
Elon Musk says need for cash is driving force but move signals more bad news for cryptocurrency
21 Jul 2022
Cost-of-living crisis: is anything getting cheaper?
Cost-of-living crisis: is anything getting cheaper?
Prices for second-hand cars have fallen and inflation has slowed for clothing
20 Jul 2022
How Rishi Sunak’s in-laws made their billions
How Rishi Sunak’s in-laws made their billions
Tory leadership frontrunner’s father-in-law hailed as the ‘Steve Jobs of India’
18 Jul 2022
Tory leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble
Tory leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble
The candidates regard tax cuts as the road to redemption, only differing on the details of how much and how soon
18 Jul 2022
Who is eligible for the cost-of-living payment?
Who is eligible for the cost-of-living payment?
Some vulnerable households to receive first cost-of-living payment today
15 Jul 2022
Should the UK introduce a maximum working temperature?
Should the UK introduce a maximum working temperature?
Workers will suffer as UK heatwave is forecast to hit 35 degrees next week
14 Jul 2022
Will Twitter succeed in suing Elon Musk?
Will Twitter succeed in suing Elon Musk?
Social media platform accuses billionaire of backing out of buyout deal due to fall in his personal wealth
14 Jul 2022
Eight solutions for your finances, investment and retirement planning
Eight solutions for your finances, investment and retirement planning
These companies aim to boost your finances and help inform your decisions when planning for the future
13 Jul 2022
Uber files: what ‘unprecedented leak’ revealed
Uber files: what ‘unprecedented leak’ revealed
Investigation exposes extent of government lobbying by Silicon Valley start-up between 2013 and 2017
11 Jul 2022
What currency would an independent Scotland use?
What currency would an independent Scotland use?
An informal adoption of sterling is likely to be Scotland’s only route to keeping the pound
7 Jul 2022
Russia’s debt default: what impact will it have on the Putin regime?
Russia’s debt default: what impact will it have on the Putin regime?
Last week, the country was pushed into official default for the first time in decades
30 Jun 2022
When will paper £20 and £50 notes expire?
When will paper £20 and £50 notes expire?
Old notes will soon be taken out of circulation by the Bank of England
27 Jun 2022
What is the wage-price spiral?
What is the wage-price spiral?
UK inflation has hit a 40-year high amid threats of further strikes by unions demanding wage increases for struggling workers
22 Jun 2022
