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Britain’s National Grid (NG.L), opens new tab said on Friday it had agreed to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) to the UK government for 630 million pounds ($827.95 million), including debt.

Landlords’ association warns private rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’ before plan is unveiled in parliament

Pre-election slowdown continues in July despite economists predicting growth of 0.2%

New trade union research reveals that employees have missed out on £2 billion in holiday pay.

Hundreds of millions of litres were wasted every day, with Thames Water revealed as the worst offender

To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce finds

Online fashion retailer hands control of brand to Jack & Jones owner with sale of 75% stake to help repay debts

Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011

Office attendance in UK capital similar to levels in Toronto and Sydney, thinktank finds

New figures reveal that public bodies paid out at least 60% more to consultancies in 2023-24 than it did pre-pandemic

Other private schools say they will absorb some of the cost of the removal of VAT exemption

First shop in £130m investment to open next summer as questions raised over DIY chain’s future

The government is to provide £10.5m worth of funding to prepare for new EU border checks this autumn.

Sir Keir Starmer has given a major Downing Street speech about his plans for government ahead of parliament’s return from recess next week, warning of a "painful" budget and "unpopular decisions" to come.

Prince Harry’s legal fight against the Home Office’s decision to downgrade his police protection in the UK has cost the government more than £600,000 to date.

Those affected by contaminated blood transfusions and products in 1970s and 80s to finally receive compensation

The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference

Figures come amid row between Labour and Conservatives over true state of public finances

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024

Cornwall Insight analysts predict price cap for October until end of December will increase by 9%

Commuters and other train passengers could see ticket prices jump by another 3.6% next March, on top of a near 5% rise earlier this year, piling more financial pain on travellers already enduring widespread delays and cancellations

Annual rate in July climbs back above Bank of England target of 2%, ONS figures show

ETA scheme introduced last year by the Conservatives is ‘devastating’ for competitiveness, the airport says

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has been contacted by four people who had not been awarded any inherited state pension when they retired when they should have been