Pound sinks as investors question huge tax cuts
Markets worry over the outlook for government finances following the biggest tax cutting moves in 50 years....
Mini-budget: What it means for you and your finances
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has delivered what the government calls a “fiscal event”. Here is how it affects you....
Stamp duty cut in move to help house buyers
The chancellor says the changes mean 200,000 more house buyers will no longer pay the tax....
Mini-budget: Tax cuts for millions set to be unveiled
Kwasi Kwarteng will borrow billions to boost growth and limit the impact of soaring bills...
Bosses think workers do less from home, says Microsoft
A new survey from Microsoft suggests that workers and bosses disagree about productivity....
Interest rates raised to highest level for 14 years
The rise to 2.25% from 1.75% takes borrowing costs to their highest since 2008....
Real Living Wage rises by record 10% to £10.90 an hour
A record increase in the voluntary pay scheme will benefit 400,000 workers....
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’....