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Rachel Reeves is said to be planning to slash billions of pounds in disability benefits and introduce a “hotel tax” as she scrambles to fix the country’s finances.

Government plans for publicly funded operator CalMac have been mired in controversy, with replacement vessels delayed and costs spiralling

Twenty local authorities in England signed up eligible pupils without waiting for parents to do so

Resolution Foundation says higher prices and cold weather will hit poorer households hardest

Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced.

There was surprise support for a fresh rate cut at the meeting which has revived hopes for borrowers that some further relief is possible in February.

The UK’s GDP contracting by 0.1% wasn’t the news anyone wanted.

Sources suggest the civil service is seen as too large after growth during Brexit and the pandemic.

Energy company’s deal with Japan’s Jera will allow it to focus on exploiting oil and gas assets

Half of UK mortgage holders could see their payments increase over the next three years, the Bank of England has said.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told businesses she is "not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes" as she defended the tax rises on businesses announced in the Budget.

The UK’s highest-paid prison inmate earned around £46,000 last year - more than most nurses, teachers, and biochemists, as well as the prison officers guarding them

Ford have announced 800 jobs will be cut in the UK, with 4,000 jobs lost across Europe.

An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the government’s own estimates have revealed.

A pub chain has sparked outrage for charging England fans £1.80 more for beer on match days.

Company close to technical default on some of its debt, underlining UK industry’s precarious state

Bitcoin has climbed above $82,000 as its record-breaking run continued in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election as President.

A record number of hospital patients received compensation following botched care and surgery at the hands of private contractors who won NHS contracts, statistics show

The boss of British supermarket Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), opens new tab said changes to national insurance made by the government in last week’s budget will add 140 million pounds ($181 million) to its tax bill next year and warned the move would be inflationary.

Bitcoin has surged to its highest-ever value as Donald Trump edges closer to winning the election.