Figures come ahead of Bank of England decision on interest rates this week
Plans for facility on greenbelt land stokes tensions among local community
Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
Family of UK’s best-known plumber challenges private equity’s approach to home services
Industry executives air concerns over prime minister and chancellor’s gloomy comments about public finances
Minister says system leaves too many Britons ‘on the scrapheap’ ahead of autumn white paper
Guy’s and St Thomas’ moves to tackle £31mn deficit as government push to improve standards collides with straitened budgets
Some operators have put off plugging wells in hope of passing on cost
Markets price in 35% chance of central bank move this week as expectations of large US rate cut have grown
UK fold-up specialist breaks with hyper-compact 16-inch format to add off-road model
Manchester mayor says powerful finance ministry has to fundamentally change way it thinks
Abolition of Aim would make it harder to stimulate investor interest in smaller companies
Report by Lord Mandelson calls for more focus on critical technologies as part of wider industrial strategy
City fears grow that PM will plug fiscal hole with tax rise on business
The UK chancellor should take some hard decisions on employment, productivity and investment
I’ve had a letter from HMRC; does this mean I've made a mistake on my last tax return?
Britain’s network operator overlooks batteries up to 30% of the time when they are cheaper, company admits
UK trade deal with EU has led to ‘profound and ongoing’ impact on goods flow
Reduced illness could save NHS £18bn per year by mid-2030s, says think-tank
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
Incentives for investors needed to ‘revive’ UK stock exchanges
Ministers urged to bring forward start date of British scheme to 2026 to align with Europe
Declining mortgage rates and certainty of a new government deliver autumn boost to market
Letter from leading economists calls for overhaul of Britain’s fiscal rules to boost investment
Longer term, road pricing is the answer but Reeves should use this Budget to strengthen penalties on pollution
