Lloyds Bank topped the list of most popular buys among UK retail investors this month, according to new Hargreaves Lansdown data, as consumers looked for stability in the market. Throughout …
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The Big List: Top London cocktails to break Dry January
Millions of people up and down the country are clinging on with varying degrees of legitimacy to the dog days of Dry January. We on the Life&Style desk, however, are …
UK economy: Consumer borrowing dropped last month in latest recession warning
Consumer borrowing dropped sharply in December in the latest sign that the UK economy probably slipped into recession at the end of last year. According to figures released by the …
How Alex Jones, Will Mellor and Jasmin Harman are helping Cotton Traders target millennials
Cotton Traders, the clothing brand founded by two former England national rugby union captains, has turned to the power of celebrity to help target a younger audience. Traditionally seen as …
Mortgage approvals hit six month high in fresh boost for house buyers
Mortgage approvals rose again last month and climbed to the highest level in six months, in the latest signal that lower borrowing costs are helping aid recovery in the property …
Musk says Neuralink brain chip results are ‘promising’
Elon Musk has said his wireless brain chip has successfully been implanted in a human for the first time with “promising” results. In a post on his social media platform …
Legal regulator contacts more than 1,000 law firms over poor sanctions compliance
The UK’s legal regulator has contacted more than 1,000 law firms that it deemed to have poor sanctions compliance systems in place. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) gathered data from …
Fresh London Overground strikes to pile on more misery for commuters
London Overground workers have announced new strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, piling yet more misery on commuters. More than 300 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport …
Eurozone avoids a recession – but the full impact of rate hikes is yet to be felt
The eurozone avoided a recession at the end of last year, but sluggish performances from the bloc’s largest economies ensured that growth remained elusive. Official figures confirmed today that the …
Man ‘armed with crossbow’ dies in south London after being shot by Met Police
A man armed with a crossbow was shot and killed by police in south London this morning, the Metropolitan Police force said in a statement today. In the early hours …