Retail sales see biggest rise for nearly four years
UK retail sales rose at the fastest pace for nearly four years in the first few months of the year, after warmer weather helped boost sales in March. Between January…
Water bosses could now face jail for cover-ups
Law-breaking water company executives face tougher punishments, including possible prison sentences, under new powers that have come into force in England and Wales. Bosses who fail to co-operate or obstruct…
Reeves: There is a deal to be done with the US
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC she understands what President Trump wants to address with his tariffs, ahead of talks with her US counterpart in Washington on Friday. “We’re…
Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £166 in July
Domestic energy prices are forecast to fall in July, reversing three consecutive increases in regulator Ofgem’s price cap. The annual bill of a household using a typical amount of gas…
Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £166 in July
Domestic energy prices are forecast to fall in July, reversing three consecutive increases in regulator Ofgem’s price cap. The annual bill of a household using a typical amount of gas…
Inflation falls to 2.3% in Jersey
New figures show although prices in Jersey have continued to rise, the annual rate of inflation has decreased since the end of last year. The latest inflation figures from Statistics…
Why Trump keeps attacking the US central bank
US President Donald Trump has some well-known nemeses: illegal immigrants, low-flow showers and last, but definitely not least, the head of the US central bank. Elevated by Trump to lead…
Hairdresser fears she could lose home over tax hikes
“I never wanted to do anything else but be a hairdresser,” said Kerry Larcher, who opened her first salon when she was 21-years-old. Despite successfully growing her business in Hornchurch,…
Gatwick to accept ‘stricter limits’ on plane noise
Gatwick Airport has said it will accept stricter limits on aircraft noise and has put forward what it called improved plans in response to the government’s approval for a second…
Reeves suggests UK trade with EU more important than US
The UK’s trade relationship with the EU is arguably “more important” than the one it has with the US, the chancellor has told the BBC. Rachel Reeves suggested that moving…