Warmer winter hits profits at British Gas owner
Savvy bill payers shopping around for fixed-tariff energy deals also dented British Gas earnings....
Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial
The billionaire Meta chief executive was questioned by lawyers over whether use of Instagram harms children....
Defence giant BAE hails record sales as workers remain on strike
Defence company BAE has increased payouts to investors after its sales increased by staff in Lancashire have walked out over stalled pay talks...
Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed
Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups....
Lower fuel prices and airfares help drive inflation down
The rate at which prices are rising is slowing down, which could lead to lower interest rates....
Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places....
‘The search for a job is soul-destroying’
Young people are bearing the brunt of a weak jobs market, the latest figures show....
Calculator: How will freeze on tax thresholds hit your take-home pay?
Wages have been rising faster than prices but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds....
UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2%
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show....
Royal Mail allegedly ‘choosing not to deliver letters’, MP claims
Royal Mail has been accused of prioritising delivery of parcels and packages over letters, but it has denied this....