The Employment Rights Bill failed to clear the final hurdle, as the House of Lords ping-ponged it back to MPs for further debate over disputed points, including the controversial granting …
Mortgage lending hits highest level since March amid pre-Budget rush
Net borrowing of mortgage debt rose to the highest level since March this year, money and credit statistics published by the Bank of England have shown, in signs that Brits …
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out income tax raid at the Budget
Keir Starmer dodged questions on whether the government would raise income tax, VAT or national insurance, in the clearest sign yet that the government is looking at breaking key Labour …
Christmas markets 2025: London’s 9 best foodie and shopping spots
The best Christmas markets: 2025 welcomes new additions alongside the classic returners Now that the clocks have changed, it is officially the season: many of the capital’s festive markets are …
Reform pledges £9bn welfare savings as Tories urged to apologise
Reform UK has laid out a smaller savings package on disability payments than one planned by the Tories as opposition parties vie to gain credibility on welfare reform. Reform UK’s …
Autumn Budget: Rachel Reeves pledges to beat ‘gloomy’ economic forecasts
Rachel Reeves has insisted that the UK can overcome bleak forecasts that look set to box her into manifesto U-turns and further tax hikes. The Chancellor wrote in The Guardian …
America’s Cup chaos as US entry withdraws two days before deadline
US sailing team American Magic has withdrawn from the next America’s Cup after British entry Athena and holders New Zealand signed a new commercial deal. American Magic, whose founders include …
PayPal teams up with OpenAI to enable payments in ChatGPT
PayPal has announced a deal with Sam Altman’s OpenAI to embed its digital wallet directly into ChatGPT, allowing its users to shop and pay for products through the AI platform …
Top court sides with HMRC as NHS hospitals liable for VAT on parking fees
HMRC brought a case against a branch of NHS hospitals to the Supreme Court over whether VAT should have been charged on hospital car parking fees, and they’ve succeeded. Today …
GSK shares jump as profit upgrade defies tariff gloom
Shares in GSK climbed as much as three per cent to 1,705p on Wednesday morning as the pharma giant defied tariff fears with an upgrade to its profit guidance. The …