Bank of England slashes growth hopes for British economy in 2025
The Bank of England lowered its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.50 per cent, taking it to its ...
Keir Starmer thinks the government should run everything. But look at the NHS, immigration & police. It’s all useless
PIERS MORGAN recently went on YouTube with an American God-botherer called Carlson Tucker, who I seem to recall was recently ...
Business Green10h
A third runway, but only for electric planes
The government insists airport expansion can be made compatible with climate goals, but how would you go about proving that ...
Cash Isas 'under threat'! Should savers be forced to invest their money instead?
In a meeting with the Rachel Reeves last week, city bosses called on the Chancellor to cut tax breaks for cash Isa savers.
Aldi looking to fill 500 apprenticeship vacanies - including in Leicestershire
Aldi is looking to recruit more than 500 new apprentices across the UK in 2025, including in Leicestershire. The UK’s ...
Fact check: Which country is projected to be the fastest growing European economy?
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks about her plans for Britain's economy in Eynsham, England, Wednesday 29 January 2025.
Investing1d
Dollar bounces, while sterling retreats ahead of Bank of England meeting
Investing.com - The US dollar rose Thursday, bouncing from recent lows, while sterling headed lower ahead of the latest Bank ...
Bank of England restarts monetary easing, cutting key rate to 4.5%
The Bank of England made its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth in the ...
Edinburgh set for record council tax rise as services face cuts
Finance chiefs at Edinburgh City Council have proposed raising council tax by 8 to help prop up desperate frontline services and plug a ...
Forget Heathrow expansion we need to create new hub airports in places like south Wales
South Wales has high unemployment levels. An airport of the size envisaged would provide that economic growth generator which ...
Travel Weekly4d
Comment: Make sure you can answer the ‘what’s in it for me?’ question
As one customer recently mentioned to me at an event: “Ted, I am 84 and long-since retired. I feel excluded when I hear ...
HSBC's global brand in the balance as it doubles down on Asia bet
HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker leaned into the microphone at a vast conference table in Beijing, telling British business leaders and senior Chinese officials that he spoke for all UK businesses present in ...