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Petrol prices in record monthly rise, says motoring organisations
Petrol prices rose by 6p a litre in May - the biggest monthly increase since the RAC began tracking prices 18 years ago.
Thursday 5 November 2026
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Petrol prices rose by 6p a litre in May - the biggest monthly increase since the RAC began tracking prices 18 years ago.
The government has made a loss of just over £2bn after selling another tranche of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland.
The government has kicked off the second sale of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), announcing it will begin the process of offloading 7.7…
Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson announced the winners of Voom 2018 – the UK and Ireland’s biggest business pitching competition.
Supermarket giant Tesco is in hot water ahead of its AGM next week, over the "excessive" near-£5m pay deal it awarded its CEO for the 2017/18…
Britain’s steelmakers are beginning to feel the impact of the US imposing import duties, putting the struggling sector in danger of plunging back into crisis unless…
HMRC has revealed today that it has saved the public over £2.4m by tackling fraudsters that trick the public into using premium rate phone numbers for…
Utility Warehouse is facing an investigation from the energy regulator over how it handles customers who are in debt.
Mothercare has received approval from creditors for a rescue plan which could see it close as many as 49 stores.
Women are nearly twice as likely to comfort eat in order to deal with stress than men, according to new research.
Barclays has launched a new £500m growth fund for small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England as part of the bank’s commitment to support…
The British economy is set to benefit from a £1.33bn boost if England make it through the second round of the 2018 World Cup, rising to…
According to a new poll of UK residents, Members of Parliament should lose their taxpayer subsidised food and drink and have their pays reduced.
More than a million shareholders in Standard Life Aberdeen are due for a windfall pay-out of £1bn.
Sir Martin Sorrell is set for a return to the London stock market just weeks after leaving advertising giant WPP.