Milk, eggs and dog food were grocery items with fastest price rises, figures from Kantar show Britain’s retailers have said shop price inflation has yet to peak this year, with the cost of basic ess...... Read more
Almost 13,000 offshore companies with UK property fail to declare owners
The companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has saidAlmost 13,000 offshore companies holding UK property have failed to declare their ultimate owners and may now f...... Read more
Costa cappuccinos deliver nearly five times as much caffeine as Starbucks ones
Which? study reveals huge disparity in the amount of caffeine delivered by high street coffee chainsCoffee lovers looking for a strong pick-me-up should avoid Starbucks and head to Costa, after it eme...... Read more
UK benefit changes have pushed people into dead-end, low-paid jobs, says IFS
Tougher rules have boosted employment but jobs offer scant career progression and contribute little to tax revenueTougher benefit rules have boosted employment in the UK in the past 25 years but only ...... Read more
England to have almost no trains running on Wednesday as drivers strike
First of two walkouts by Aslef members will affect 14 operators, 10 of which will run no servicesRail passengers across Britain face more disruption on Wednesday, with no trains at all running on most...... Read more
Infosys: firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law in UK tax dispute
HMRC and the Indian IT services firm disagree over corporation tax bill of about £20mInfosys, the company founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law NR Narayana Murthy, is in a multimillion-pound dispu...... Read more
UK demand for mortgages slumps as interest rates deter buyers
Bank of England figures also reveal many households are dipping into savings, rather than using credit cardsDemand for mortgages has collapsed to its lowest level since the depths of the 2020 lockdown...... Read more
UK drops down global corruption index after string of scandals
Transparency International warns of UK’s ‘woeful inadequacies’ as Qatar, Russia and Brazil slide down listThe UK has fallen sharply down the global corruption league table after a report warned ...... Read more
Tesco to make big changes to stores, affecting 2,100 jobs
Supermarket chain to reduce number of shop managers and close remaining counters and hot delisTesco has announced a shake-up of its shop management in large UK stores along with the closure of its rem...... Read more
Brexit is a ‘complete disaster’ and ‘total lies’, says Tory business boss
Private equity veteran Guy Hands says Boris Johnson ‘threw the country and the NHS under the bus’Guy Hands, a leading City figure, has called Brexit a “complete disaster” and a “bunch of tot...... Read more
Brexit is a ‘complete disaster’ and ‘total lies’, says Tory billionaire
Private equity boss Guy Hands says Boris Johnson ‘threw the country and NHS under the bus’Guy Hands, a leading City figure, has called Brexit a “complete disaster” and a “bunch of total lies...... Read more
Tesco to make big changes to stores, putting 2,100 jobs at risk
Supermarket chain to reduce number of shop managers and close remaining counters and hot delisTesco has announced a shake-up of its shop management along with the closure of its remaining counters and...... Read more