British pub group J D Wetherspoon Plc on Friday posted a return to half-year profit and said sales in recent weeks have topped pre-pandemic levels.

Valentine’s Day bargain hunters help power stronger-than-expected sales rise

Retail sales rose strongly last month as cash-strapped shoppers looked for cheaper options.

Andrew Bailey tells the BBC price rises will fuel inflation and hurt the least well off.

Andrew Bailey’s comments come as the Bank raises interest rates to 4.25% to try to combat inflation.

February’s PMI score broke a six-month losing streak.

The Government has not yet confirmed the exact payment dates for Cost of Living payments but has said that the first £301 instalment will be made in the spring of 2023

The Scottish Government also announced that it will follow ministers in Westminster by banning the video-sharing app from official devices.

The Biden administration on Thursday added 14 Chinese companies to a red flag list, forcing U.S. exporters to conduct greater due diligence before shipping goods to them because U.S. officials have been unable to inspect the listed entities.

HSBC has appointed Patrick George as head of markets and securities services, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, amid a wider reshuffle of the leadership of its investment bank aimed at streamlining decision making.

The Bank of England insisted that the UK’s banking system is resilient but cautioned over its exposure to wider turmoil.

Britain’s approval for the planned Sizewell C nuclear plant came under scrutiny in London’s High Court on Wednesday, as campaigners’ lawyers argued the government failed to assess the environmental impact of the project.

Wales exports over £15bn worth of goods every year, but what is the nation selling, and where?

A bonus of £1.4m was awarded as Mr O’Shea was said to have “successfully navigated challenging regulatory and political issues” despite on going investigations. He declined to take a bonus last year “given the hardships faced by our customers”.

As well as discussing water bills, broadband and council tax, Martin Lewis set out a five step guide to beat mobile phone price hikes coming in April

After the last banking crisis politicians and regulators promised us that it would never happen again. Yet here we are.

Kingfisher wants to open at least 50 smaller B&Q stores and 60 more Screwfix sites this year, in what would be a huge boost for the struggling UK high street

Those impacted by pension changes are a key group of swing voters and predominantly homeowners (meaning they’re more likely to vote Conservative). Tampering with retirement plans would be fraught with risk for politicians, Sky’s Ian King writes.

Current chairwoman Dame Sharon White has been facing scrutiny following the company’s losses and as the firm reportedly considers plans to dilute its employee ownership.

the Office for Budget Responsibility said Jeremy Hunt only had around £6.5 billion in headroom in order to hit the Government’s fiscal targets.

The expansion comes amid a challenging period for technology firms amid pressure on consumer finances and manufacturing inflation.

The online giant follows other firms in raising pay amid a labour shortage and strikes across the UK.

A MAJOR high street fashion brand has launched at over 500 Asda stores across the UK in a new partnership. Shoppers at the supermarket chain are now to buy hundreds of Claire’s accessories an…

Struggling British fashion brand Superdry has sold its intellectual property assets in much of the Asia Pacific region to South Korea’s Cowell Fashion Company for $50 million, giving it a much-needed cash boost.

UK’s Unite the union on Wednesday said that its members at BP Petrofac sites have voted to support a strike over pay at oil and gas facilities in the North Sea.

A gauge of British manufacturers’ inflation expectations fell to its lowest in two years after output slid again in the three months to March, the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI)said on Wednesday.

Markets higher after UK and US again seek to calm investor fears over banks’ stability.

Fevertree Drinks plans to raise prices of its tonics and mixers and step up production in the United States to cope with the soaring cost of glass bottles and glass shortages in Britain, it said on Wednesday, boosting its shares.

The cost of living unexpectedly rises driven by sharp hikes in food prices, official figures show.

Specifically, Which? found that budget item prices had increased by 22.9%, own-brand by 19.7%, premium brands by 13.8% and branded product prices rose by 13.3%

Prices rose by 0.3 per cent between January and February according to the Office of National Statistics

Ministers had reportedly wanted to bring forward a planned rise in the state pension age to 68 to the 2030s.

The two brands have joined for the first time to create the Heinz x Absolut Tomato Vodka Pasta Sauce.

Energy price guarantee pushes government borrowing to £16.7bn in February – highest since records began

The Tesco Clubcard app is closing down on April 18 – shoppers are being encouraged to download the revamped Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app instead for a digital version of their Clubcard

The marriage tax allowance allows the higher earner in your relationship to lower their tax bill by transferring the personal allowance of the lower earner, the Money Saving Expert explained

The delivery giant is restructuring its business after a slowdown in takeaway sales.

Asda has confirmed some cameras in its supermarkets use AI to focus on faces but refuted claims that it stores customer data for ‘targeted ads’ – the supermarket explains why they use it

Bankers in London braced for hundreds of potential job losses and a hit to Britain’s already-dented financial sector after the historic rescue of Credit Suisse by Swiss rival UBS .

PUB group Wetherspoon has pulled tomatoes from its popular fry-ups. The 900-strong budget chain says it has culled the full English breakfast staple from its menu owing to supply issues. The tomato…

Financial authorities are now trying to prevent problems spreading throughout the global banking system and a repeat of the disastrous financial meltdown of 2008

Jobs in cloud services, advertising and Twitch will be affected.

You may be able to catch a glimpse of Tesco’s new Easter logo across its delivery vans, billboards, social media posts, in-store signage, digital advertising, and TV adverts from today

Customers aren’t impressed.

Some 1,400 UK offshore workers are preparing to strike “within weeks at sites operated by major oil and gas companies, the Unite union said on Monday.

Goldman Sachs lowered its 2023 economic growth forecast for the euro zone on Monday, citing ongoing stress in the global banking system and an increase in economic uncertainty.

Fifteen years of stalling wage growth has left British workers worse off, new analysis suggests.

There are signs of a reduction in people making coronavirus pandemic-driven lifestyle changes, Rightmove said.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Bank of England welcomed the deal done in Switzerland for UBS to take over the stricken lender.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as steps taken by central banks to boost liquidity and a deal to rescue Credit Suisse failed to quell investor worries of severe turbulence in the banking sector.