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Four years into the cost of living crisis, almost two-thirds of low-income families say they struggle to buy essentials such as clothes, heating and food, according to anti-poverty charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation…
Employer national insurance (NI) contributions for all under-25s should be cut to boost job opportunities for young people, a group of MPs has urged.
Giant heat pumps, electric vehicles, and new fuel efficient planes are being ordered by an airport introducing major changes to cut its carbon emissions.
An incident on a Ryanair flight which saw a passenger partially sucked out of a plane window may have been caused by "foreign object damage" to an engine, said the airline's boss.
The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has launched legal action accusing its arch rival Eli Lilly of false advertising in suggesting its weight-loss drugs perform better.
Giant heat pumps, electric vehicles, and new fuel efficient planes are being ordered by an airport introducing major changes to cut its carbon emissions.
More than 100 jobs could be at risk after British Sugar announced plans to shut one of its four factories.
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he called "unequal treatment" of US cars, dairy and alcohol.
VAT will be cut from household electricity bills, the government has announced, as part of new prime minister Andy Burnham's pledge to help with the cost of living.
Daisy Kelly's business was inspired by a personal problem - for years she'd been pulling out her eyelashes.
Daisy Kelly's business was inspired by a personal problem - for years she'd been pulling out her eyelashes.
John Healey - who has been announced as Andy Burnham's Chancellor of the Exchequer - is seen as the ultimate safe pair of hands.
In his first speech as prime minister, Andy Burnham has promised to give people more "breathing space" to help with the cost of living.
John Healey - who has been announced as Andy Burnham's Chancellor of the Exchequer - is seen as the ultimate safe pair of hands.
Up until this point, the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has described his policy changes with a broad brush. From today, he faces the constraints, trade offs, and realities of high national office.
Chinese online retail giant AliExpress has been fined a record â¬550m (£467m) by the EU for allowing the sale of illegal products such as unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes.
Ryanair's profits have fallen sharply as war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers reluctant to book flights.
Thousands more parents could receive £27 a week by remembering some paperwork shortly after their baby is born.
When Perea stopped growing coca - the raw material used to make cocaine - he vowed never to plant it again.
Ravika was celebrating her birthday on holiday with her husband when she got an unusual alert from her fitness tracker.
The lenders to Thames Water are preparing a legal challenge in case a Burnham-led government attempts to nationalise the UK's biggest water company.
The lenders to Thames Water are preparing a legal challenge in case an Andy Burnham-led government attempts to nationalise the UK's biggest water company.
Thousands of households and businesses in Kent are experiencing water supply issues for a second day.
The former owner of British Steel has said it will pursue the British government for compensation after the loss-making firm was nationalised.
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