UK house prices are standing up to the challenge of expected ‘higher for longer’ interest rates and political uncertainty, according to the latest data. Nationwide’s closely watched house price index…
An investment trust that makes money from ground rents has expressed relief after plans to ban the fees were dropped from one of the last bills to pass through parliament…
As is the competitiveness of this year’s Premiership, I wouldn’t put it past Saracens and Sale Sharks becoming the first two teams in the history of four-team play-offs to produce…
The spirits producer behind Glengoyne whisky and Edinburgh Gin continued its post-pandemic success in a year boosted by the reopening its historic Scottish distillery which closed more than 30 years…
AI is cinema’s favourite baddie at the moment, with movies big and small wondering where this new technological innovation will take humanity. The Beast, a very loose adaptation of a…
China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, adding pressure on policymakers in the world’s No. 2 economy, already grappling with a prolonged economic crisis marked by a property downturn and…
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s madcap antics are attention-grabbing but not necessarily the best way of getting a message across, says Lucia Hodgson On day six of the general election…
Moving markets today: Asia stocks surge despite Wall Street stumble, Nasdaq sees largest monthly drop after tech sell-off; oil prices decline, China’s manufacturing contracts unexpectedly in May; Focus shifts to…
Labour is pledging it will get working within months of election victory to build clean power that will “turn the page” on the cost-of-living crisis. Sir Keir Starmer will accuse…
Business confidence has climbed to its highest level since before the Brexit referendum, according to a closely watched survey, as firms grew increasingly optimistic about the state of the economy.…