Government borrowing was £3 billion higher than expected in the year to July, putting pressure on the next chancellor to keep costs down to meet fiscal targets. Borrowing since April came to £55 billion, compared with the £52 billion forecast ...
Two thirds of people with mild Covid-19 are still infectious five days after their symptoms begin, according to a study. The research revealed people spread the virus for longer than previously thought, contrary to NHS guidance which states “many will ...
Consumer confidence has fallen to a new record low as people facing painful budget squeezes have become “exasperated” at the state of the economy. A closely watched monthly survey of sentiment reversed a rebound in July to fall to its ...
Anglers may love a warm, sunny day on the riverbank or at a lake, but this summer has proved too hot and too sunny, in turn hitting Britain’s biggest seller of fishing tackle. Angling Direct yesterday bemoaned “adverse fishing conditions” ...
Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. On Wednesday the company said it was “aware of a report that this issue may have been ...
The Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries has been accused of behaving like “corporate gangsters” after celebrating record-breaking profits just months after sacking 800 of its UK-based workers without notice. DP World, which is ultimately owned by the Dubai royal family, ...
Figures out today show that HMRC raked in another £2.4 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the three months to July 2022. This is £300 million more than in the same period last year. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have ...
LONDON — Policymakers, lawmakers, and insufficient oil and gas sector investments are to blame for high energy prices, not OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), the producer group’s new Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais told Reuters on Thursday. A ...
PARIS — More French employees than ever quit their jobs at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, as the balance of bargaining power shifts away from employers, a labor ministry study showed on Thursday. Over one million quit ...
TAOYUAN — At a row of greenhouses around 50 kilometers from Taiwan’s capital Taipei, vanilla farmer Tseng Tien-fu is installing dozens of solar panels, part of the island’s plan to meet its renewable energy goals without sacrificing scarce farmland. Mr. ...