Lucrative senior dealmaking roles in UK law firms remain dominated by men, leaving female partners unable to make a dent in competitive areas of law. Men made up 80 per …
August 2025
Rachel Reeves told ‘copy Margaret Thatcher’ with bank tax raid
Britain’s banking titans are back in the hot seat as Rachel Reeves faces renewed calls to hike taxes on lenders. The self-described “iron Chancellor” has been advised to take a …
One time passcodes fuel rise in digital wallet fraud
Warnings have emerged over the security of digital wallets, following a report by consumer group Which? found widespread use of easily compromised one-time passcodes (OTPs) by some banks, leaving customers …
Chris Froome facing uncertain future after breaking back in training crash
Four-time Tour de France-winner Chris Froome is set to undergo surgery after breaking his back and five ribs and suffering a punctured lung in a crash during training. Froome, 40, …
Household costs hit private renters and families in Labour’s first year
Household costs rose higher for families and renters than other groups in the year to June, official data has shown, as inflation has nearly doubled in the first year of …
Asda boss slams tax hikes: ‘Businesses have to be allowed to invest’
Asda chair Allan Leighton has warned that the Government must change the way it thinks about growth or risk a stagnating economy. Ahead of Asda’s quarterly results – where the …
CPS charges 11 former Entain execs over alleged bribery
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged 11 former Entain executives with several offences, including bribery and conspiracy to defraud, in connection with its investigation into the company’s former Turkish …
Reeves slammed as ‘Baldrick Chancellor’ by Kirsty Allsop after landlord tax rumours
TV presenter Kirtsy Allsopp has compared Rachel Reeves to Blackadder’s hapless servant Baldrick after rumours surfaced of a new tax on landlords. Allsopp, who is best known as the presenter …
Watch: Are we on the brink of a financial crisis?
Play Video This might be the calm before the storm; the final stretch of a summer holiday that we might look back on as heady days before things turned very …
‘Inflation fears’ and trade turmoil to reinforce sterling rally
A fresh bout of inflation and Donald Trump’s capricious approach to trade policy should extend the pound’s rally well into next year, according to a top investment bank which has …