Price of gold at record levels gripping global markets with 14% rise this year
A GOLD rush has gripped global markets — with the price of the precious metal hitting a record yesterday. Its value peaked above $2,365 per ounce, marking a nine per cent rise in the past month and…
Everton FC bidder 777 seeks extra time amid race for funding
777 Partners has indicated that it now believes its takeover of the Toffees will be completed late next month as it seeks an extension to a near-£160m loan repayment, Sky News learns.
Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells accused of false statement, inquiry hears
The former Post Office boss has been accused of giving a false statement about postmaster cases to a minister.
US stocks dive after inflation data dampens hopes of interest rate cuts
London’s FTSE 100 nearly surpassed the 8,000 mark during the day but lost some of its gains in the afternoon.
US licence partner OSL eyes Ted Baker's UK arm
OSL, which has operated Ted Baker’s American business since last year, is a frontrunner to take on its collapsed European operations including dozens of British shops, Sky News learns.
Passport price to rise for second time in 14 months in the UK
The cost of applying for a new passport, as well as renewing one, goes up from midnight on Thursday.
Think the UK economy has returned to growth? I wouldn’t be so sure
City Comment: Business leaders don’t sound as optimistic as City scribes on the UK’s rebound
Restaurant chain owner with 54 branches to shut 18 sites - see full list at risk
A FAMILY restaurant chain owner has announced plans to close 18 branches. Tasty, the owner of Wildwood, said it will shutter the sites as part of major restructuring plans. Tasty, which also runs l…
Post Office staff ‘probably feared career death’ by conceding Horizon failings
Second Sight forensic investigator Ron Warmington described the Post Office as ‘incredibly defensive’.
Boeing hit after new whistleblower raises safety concerns
Boeing shares dropped almost 2% after concerns were raised over its 787 and 777 jets.
Search continues for new Entain boss after one of favourites rules himself out
The post was vacated unexpectedly 11 days before Christmas and now one of those linked with it has ruled himself out of contention.
Ex-MP tells inquiry Post Office operated a ‘behind-scenes deception process’
James Arbuthnot says concerns about reliability of faulty Horizon computer system were ‘brushed off’
Tesco says price pressures easing as profits soar
The UK’s biggest supermarket chain made annual pre-tax profits of nearly £2.3bn up from £882m.
More than 7 million adults still struggling to pay bills, survey finds
Many feel “heavily burdened” by their finances but the picture has improved from 2023, a survey finds.
Slug & Lettuce bars among thousands of pubs at risk
BRITAIN’S biggest pub company, Stonegate, has raised fears about its survival as it races to plug its debts. Stonegate owns 4,432 sites across the UK under the Slug & Lettuce, Be at One, Sports…
Ads for British diamond firm banned for misleading ‘real’ claims
Ads for Skydiamond did not make clear to consumers that the gems were synthetic, the Advertising Standards Authority ruled.
DWP stops 320,000 PIP disability benefit payments after claims review
Between February 2019 and January 2024, the DWP conducted 1.6million reviews of PIP claims and 20% of them saw the claimant’s award disallowed
'Green shoots' for retailers as firms pin summer hopes on warm weather, Taylor Swift and Olympics
Analysts believe “buzz” around major events will help encourage consumers to get out of their homes and start spending this summer following a disappointing, rain-drenched start to the year.
Wildwood owner Tasty plans to shut 18 more restaurants
Tasty currently has 43 Wildwood restaurants in operation, six Dim-T pan-Asian restaurants, two non-trading sites and three sub-let venues.
Alan Bates: Post Office spent 23 years trying to silence me
The Post Office has spent decades lying and trying to silence sub-postmasters, campaigner says.
Microsoft to open major new London AI hub in Paddington
The move forms part of the tech giant’s £2.5 billion investment plans for the UK
Labour plans tax avoidance crackdown to fill ‘non-dom’ gap
Labour has had to come up with new plans after the Government adopted its policy of scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax exemptions.
245 jobs to go as insolvent Ted Baker to close 15 shops — including four in London
The firm became the latest high-profile collapse in British fashion when administrators were appointed for its UK arm last month
Universal Credit claimants handed £465 boost by DWP with annual £7,411 handout
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that from April 8, everyone on Universal Credit will be handed a cash boost to their benefits in the new tax year
Post Office scandal: Hero Alan Bates to give evidence as inquiry resumes
The campaigning sub-postmaster will give his version of events to the inquiry on Tuesday ahead of appearances by senior executives from the Post Office and Fujitsu, which built the computer software at the heart of the scandal.
HMRC issues payslip tax code which means you'll get £900 back this week
Workers with the tax code 1257L can expect to pay less tax from April 6 and the Government says the two tax cuts combined will see the typical worker earning £35,000 save £900 in tax a year
Choice of mortgages at start of April ‘highest since 2008’
Moneyfacts compared data for the start of each month and found there were 6,307 products at the start of April, the highest since February 2008.
Wendy's announces more new restaurants in the UK
Wendy’s said more than 400 new jobs would be created as a result of the expansion
Millions of Britons missing out on free savings boost sparking call to check savings accounts
Millions of Britons could be missing out on hundreds of pounds extra each year
John Lewis names former Tesco UK boss Jason Tarry as new chairman
The retail partnership says Jason Tarry will be its next chairman, taking over from Dame Sharon White.
'Cyber incident' at one of the UK's biggest vet companies
The privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office has been contacted as there was a “risk of malicious access to personal information”, vet company the CVS Group said.
eBay drops fees for selling pre-owned clothing
As of Monday, it is free to sell all second-hand clothing, including brand new items with tags on that have never been worn.
State pension and triple lock: How much is it and when can you get it?
Payments to pensioners will rise by 8.5% following the government’s “triple lock” pledge.
Activists call on Barclays to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy
The UK’s biggest bank amended its climate change statement in February, pledging to focus capital on supporting energy companies to decarbonise.
Santander UK to quit lending standards body
Britain’s fifth-biggest bank is terminating its membership of the Lending Standards Board, citing the risk of confusion among staff and customers, Sky News learns.
State pension and benefit increases come into force
The Government billed the rise in state pension as one of a number of measures aimed at backing Britain’s pensioners.
Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation
The Southwest Airlines flight had to return to Denver International airport shortly after taking off.
Rent rises could outpace earnings growth in years ahead, think tank warns
The Resolution Foundation said it expects average rents to rise by 13% over the next three years.
McDonald's: Behind the fast-food firm's boycott controversy
McDonald’s will buy back all of its Israeli sites after sales slumped following a boycott of the brand.
Can troubled Thames Water avoid collapse?
The future of the UK’s biggest water firm is uncertain as its parent company defaults on interest payments.
Rail passengers face fresh travel disruption as operators hit by strike action
Chiltern, TransPennine Express and Northern will not run any trains, while there will be reduced services on GWR, LNER and Heathrow Express.
House prices fall for first time in six months - but still higher than year ago
HOUSE prices fell in March for the first time in six months, according to Halifax. The lender said they slipped by one per cent compared to the previous month, and a typical home now costs £288,430…
The Body Shop major update that could affect future of remaining stores
The Body Shop administrators at FRP Advisory are said to have laid out proposals to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to rescue the business
When you need to pay tax on savings returns as more Britons dragged into net
One in ten (10 percent) wrongly believe they do not have to pay tax on the returns made on savings held outside of an ISA, according to research from Shawbrook.
Low-income workers to be ‘disproportionately’ hit by stealth tax despite National Insurance cut
Fiscal drag will likely diminish any returns from recently announced tax cuts from the Government, experts claim
DWP to give £680 payments to people with certain medical conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to increase the amount of money it pays to people who are claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from the weekend
Israel McDonald's branches to be taken over by fast food giant's headquarters after Gaza boycotts hit sales
The US-based firm’s intervention comes after its global sales were hit by controversy surrounding the conflict. Campaigners have urged consumers to shun the chain after thousands of free meals were given to Israeli troops.
UK construction sector emerges from six-month slump and returns to growth
The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) scored 50.2 in March, up from 49.7 in February and the highest level since August.
Body Shop administrators plot CVA as route to rescue deal
Insolvency practitioners are drawing up plans for a CVA to help salvage the chain’s future, according to a report seen by Sky News which lays bare the depths of its financial problems prior to its sale late last year.
Brit drivers put the brakes on EVs with sales lagging behind rest of car market
BRITISH drivers are putting the brakes on electric cars — with sales lagging behind the rest of the car market. Just 15.2 per cent of all motors sold last month were battery powered — the Society o…