Fracking ban lifted, government announces
Scientific review into fracking concludes there is still a limited understanding of impacts....
Sri Lanka: Inflation rate jumps to 70.2% in August
The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from the UK in 1948....
Universal credit rules to be tightened under chancellor’s plans
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to announce a welfare shake-up to ‘get Britain working again’....
BT Group: Hundreds of 999 call handlers to join strikes
Emergency call centre staff will join 40,000 BT workers walking out in October, their union says....
UK interest rates: Rise expected and what that means for you
The Bank of England will announce its decision later with a seventh consecutive rise expected....
Real Living Wage rises to £10.90 an hour
A rate increase for the voluntary scheme has been brought forward due to the rising cost of living....
Hundreds of 999 call handlers to join strikes in October
Emergency call centre staff will join 40,000 BT workers walking out in October, their union says....
Tax cut ‘gamble’ will make debt unsustainable, says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says UK borrowing is on an “unsustainable” path....
Business energy bills to be capped under government plan
The government has announced a cap on wholesale energy prices for businesses for six months....
Inflation pushes debt interest payments to new record
Government borrowing reached £11.8bn in August, according to the Office for National Statistics....