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Unionists have warned Liz Truss that there will be “major implications” if she fails to set a swift deadline to end negotiations with Brussels over the…
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Unionists have warned Liz Truss that there will be “major implications” if she fails to set a swift deadline to end negotiations with Brussels over the…

Ministers have said there is “nothing” in the data to support further Covid-19 restrictions as scientists suggested that infections may peak before new measures could have…

The UK steel industry is braced for an immediate slump in trade from New Year’s Day when European Union rivals will gain a 25% price advantage…

Sixty is the most popular age to retire early, with one in four people aiming to do so at that age.

It may be the biggest company on the planet, but that hasn’t stopped Apple giving key engineering workers surprise bonuses of up to $180,000 (£133,000) to…

Donald Trump's golf courses and leisure businesses in Scotland claimed over £3m in UK government furlough money, newly-published accounts show.

A mortgage lender is letting homebuyers borrow up to seven times their income – well above the traditional maximum – which it says will allow some…

Hospitality bosses have welcomed news that the government has ruled out additional Covid restrictions in England before the busy New Year’s Eve trading period.

Almost half of the UK’s bank branches have been lost, or scheduled for closure, since 2015, putting vulnerable customers at risk of being “cut adrift”, according…

Britain’s housing market is to slow dramatically in 2022 as borrowing costs rise and household budgets come under mounting strain, property experts have predicted.

The EU could impose customs duties on British goods if the government fails to give French fishermen a further 73 licences to operate in UK waters,…

First it was the return of imperial measurement to sell fruit and vegetables. Now in the latest “Brexit dividend” Britons may be able to buy pint…

Two men have been jailed for a total of 33 years for running a £70m money laundering scheme, £10m of which came from fraudulent Covid loans.

Motorists face the most expensive Christmas getaway on record as fuel retailers take “blatant advantage” of people driving home for the holidays.

Tens of thousands of Britons had cruise holidays and New Year ski trips cancelled yesterday as European border restrictions continued to tighten.