Inflation fell in November as lower petrol prices eased pressure on UK household finances.
Figures from the Office for National Statist..
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Santander fined £32.8m for deceased customer account failings
High street banking giant Santander has been fined £32.8 million by the City watchdog for “serious failings” in processing deceased cus..
GlaxoSmithKline agrees consumer tie-up with Pfizer ahead of future spin-off
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a tie-up with US rival Pfizer to merge their consumer healthcare divisions to create a b..
Banks line up for portion of £775m RBS fund
Eleven lenders including Monzo and Starling have been deemed eligible to take a slice of a £775 million Royal Bank of Scotland fund aim..
Cash is still a necessity for one in six people, review finds
Around one in six people say cash is still a necessity despite the growth in new ways to pay, a report has found.
Some 17% of people be..
Watchdog recommends price caps to end £4bn consumer rip offs
The competition watchdog has laid down a set of radical reforms to the way the insurance, mortgage, mobile phone and broadband markets ..
UK to slip down global economic league table, analysts predict
The UK risks falling from fifth to seventh in the rankings of the world’s largest economies next year, analysts have claimed.
Both Indi..
Virgin Atlantic still in talks over Flybe deal
Virgin Atlantic has said that it is still considering whether to launch a takeover of regional airline Flybe.
Virgin, part owned by Sir..
Business groups ‘watching in horror’ over risk of no-deal Brexit
The country’s five main business groups have issued a strongly worded warning about a no-deal Brexit, saying many firms are now reachin..
Bank of England must transform back office to slash costs, says watchdog
The Bank of England made £10 million of purchases without following proper procedures and has 800 desks sitting empty at its Threadneed..
FTSE 100 dragged lower by drop in commodities and stable pound
Weakness in the commodities markets weighed on London’s blue-chip index on Tuesday, while a stable pound put further pressure on top-fl..
Trials will look at encouraging self-employed people to save for retirement
New ways to encourage retirement saving among self-employed people are to be tested out in the coming months, the Government has said.
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Lower petrol prices expected to bring inflation down
Inflation is expected to have fallen in November due to a drop in prices on motor fuel.
Consensus estimates predict Office for National..
Proposed overdraft changes welcomed by consumer campaigners
Overdraft charges will be made simpler and fairer and “overdraft prisoners” who are persistently in the red will get more help under a ..
WeWork still committed to UK despite Brexit uncertainty
The new UK boss of flexible workspace firm WeWork has doubled down on the company’s commitment to the British market despite growing un..
















