Lucy Hooker Business reporter Getty Images Tens of thousands of energy customers are set to receive payouts of up to £1,000 each, and could see
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Post Office payouts ‘not by kangaroo court’, says oversight body
Lucy Hooker Business reporter Photo by ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Compensation for sub-postmasters is not being decided by a “kangaroo court”, the body overseeing the payouts has
Older people worry about rising energy bills, rent and food costs
Age UK Financial insecurity is leaving some older Londoners in a constant state of anxiety Growing economic hardship is leaving many older Londoners anxious, causing
IMF raises UK growth forecast as it warns on tax and spending
Emma Haslett Business reporter, BBC News EPA The UK economy is forecast to grow slightly more than previously expected in 2025, but the International Monetary
KFC to create 7,000 jobs in UK and Irish growth plan
KFC has announced plans to create 7,000 new jobs across the UK and Ireland as part of a £1.5bn investment which will include new restaurants.
Fake discounts on Shein ‘breach law’, EU says
Fake discounts, pressure selling, and other practices on Chinese fast-fashion website Shein breach the law, the European Union (EU) has said. The bloc said it
Steak drives food inflation to highest level in a year
Food inflation in the UK has increased for the fourth month in a row largely driven by the increasing costs of fresh produce and beef,
Chinese-owned Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 white collar jobs
Sweden-based car maker Volvo Cars says it will cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. The firm says the layoffs will mainly
Apprenticeship shakeup to shift focus to under-21s
The government is promising more training for under-21s in England, as it presses ahead with controversial plans to scrap funding for postgraduate apprenticeships. Only students
The start-ups working on cheap innovation
Devina Gupta Business reporter Mansukh Prajapati An earthquake changed the life of Mansukh Prajapati For Mansukh Prajapati, childhood in the western Indian city of Morbi