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House prices start to see a spring boost
The housing market has enjoyed a delayed spring boost, with sales prices rising at the highest rate so far this year as mortgage rates ease.
Friday 23 October 2026
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The housing market has enjoyed a delayed spring boost, with sales prices rising at the highest rate so far this year as mortgage rates ease.
Almost 100 jobs are thought to be under threat at smart home energy technology manufacturer myenergi.
RMT members are to stage a fresh strike on 2 June in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions.
Supermarket chain Asda is considering whether to cut the pay of 7,000 staff in the south east of England to bring it in line with its…
The fate of Revolut’s attempts to secure a long-awaited banking licence from City regulators was thrown into further doubt last night after it emerged that the…
Up to £1 billion will be invested in the microchip industry over the next decade as part of the government’s long-delayed semiconductor strategy
The Met Policy unit which deals with major crimes including cyber threats, homicide, firearms, drugs and armed robbery is facing a recruitment crisis with more than…
Purplebricks, the once high-flying online estate agent that reached a peak valuation of more than £1.3bn, has been sold to Charles Dunstone-backed rival Strike for £1…
Three big global carmakers have called on the UK government to renegotiate the Brexit deal, saying rules on where parts are sourced from threaten the future…
The UK is lobbying the EU over a Brexit trade deal deadline that carmakers have warned pose a threat to UK industry.
Royal Mail has blamed strike action for helping send it slumping to a full-year loss of more than £1 billion.
Rishi Sunak will seek to build a stronger defence with Japan amid fears of China’s rising militarisation as he travels to Tokyo and Hiroshima for the…
British shoppers looking to cut the cost of big purchases are travelling to the Continent where tax breaks are still offered.
BT Group has said it will cut up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as part of plans to significantly cut costs and…
One of the world's biggest carmakers has called on the government to renegotiate part of the Brexit deal or risk losing parts of its car industry.