August 2025

UK fintech Zilch raised its provisions for losses in the last year as demand for buy now, pay later services ballooned. The London-headquartered firm raised provisions for credit losses – …

House prices in top primary and secondary school catchment areas are now nearly 50 per cent more expensive than the average as competition intensifies amid an increase in private school …

Big Four firm PwC UK has increased its monitoring of employees’ office attendance by tracking key card usage and WiFi connections to ensure staff comply with in-office requirements. According to …

Rachel Reeves is exploring measures to extract more revenue from inheritance tax (IHT) ahead of the Autumn Budget, as she looks to plug a massive fiscal blackhole without breaking Labour …

As A-Level students prepare to open their results, it’s time to ask once again: is university even worth it anymore? We put two experts head to head in this week’s …

Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of unfairly favouring ChatGPT developer OpenAI in its App Store rankings and listings. In a series of posts on …

Sport could be a key player in the Ukraine peace talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. While “land swapping” and “combat lines” are set to …

There are some truly perverse architectural sights in the City of London. Walk down Bishopsgate and teeny-tiny St Ethelburga’s church looks ridiculously quaint in front of the towering Gherkin – …

There are some early signs the UK’s beleaguered construction industry is turning a corner as higher demand, higher government investment and lower interest rates set shovels in the ground. Judging …

With the Met primed to use live facial recognition tech at the upcoming Notting Hill Carnival, primary legislation is needed urgently, writes Rebecca Vincent in today’s Notebook Police use of …