
Living standards for UK households set for greatest fall since 1970s
British households face the worst drop in living standards in half a century as rising energy prices are set to push inflation to record highs.
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British households face the worst drop in living standards in half a century as rising energy prices are set to push inflation to record highs.

Entain, the gaming giant which owns Ladbrokes, is to repay £44m of the furlough money it claimed during the pandemic, but keep £57.5m.

Sainsbury's, Aldi, Asda and Waitrose have all announced they will axe Russian products amid the war in Ukraine.

A shortage of Mini parts from Ukraine has led to a halt at Oxford's car factory being extended to two weeks.

The number of fuel poor households in the UK will double in a year if the crisis in Ukraine leads to higher energy bills, charities are…

Aston Martin has pressed the accelerator on the road to electrification with a deal to develop high-performance batteries with Britishvolt.

The cost of a first class stamp will increase 10p to 95p from April with second class stamps rising by 2p to 68p, as Royal Mail…

The recovery of the motor trade has accelerated as 58,994 new cars entered Britain’s roads last month, a rise of 15 per cent compared with the…

The owner of the Bullring and Brent Cross is reinventing its shopping centres by switching away from fashion retailers towards healthcare, hospitality and flexible workspaces after…

ITV is to launch a new streaming service combining ad-funded and subscription TV shows and films as it aims to become a “national champion” in the…

A business lobby group has called on British directors to resign from the boards of Russian companies to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Britain’s economic growth will halve this year as a result of soaring inflation, hefty tax rises and the destabilising shock from the war in Ukraine, a…

Britain’s richest woman took a £170 million pay cut last year as the pandemic restricted revenue growth at her family’s Bet365 gambling empire.

Former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been given a knighthood, Downing Street said.

Britain’s leading business groups are at loggerheads with the government over their call to drop the use of the word “chairman”, arguing the term is archaic…