Ofwat rules out customers paying £195,000 Thames Water boss bonus
The regulator uses new powers to prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills....
More tenants could be excluded from Right to Buy
The government wants to address the loss of social housing, but critics say more action is needed....
Four things the latest inflation figures tell us
The inflation rate has risen, putting pressure on people’s finances and casting doubt on interest rate cuts....
Inflation jumped to 2.3% in October
The pace at which prices are going up is closely watched as it influences the future path of interest rates....
Winter fuel cut to put 50,000 into poverty next year
Government estimates reveal the impact of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, announced earlier this year....
UK’s largest retailers warn Budget will lead to job cuts
Retail firms have written to the chancellor to say they cannot manage rising costs and tax bills....
British Airways flights delayed by ‘tech issue’
Passengers are reporting delays, but the airline says flights are not being cancelled....
Seven-year-old gets job offer from Russian IT firm
The software company’s boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was ‘a kind of Mozart’...
Energy prices forecast to rise again in January
The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight....
Lenders reject homes with spray foam insulation
Spray foam insulation was previously subsidised in England under the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme....