New powers under debate in Parliament could allow the DWP to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts

Primark has made a new change that impacts all shoppers ahead of Christmas 2025

A list of nearly 500 employers fined more than £10m for failing to pay the minimum wage is released.

Bosses at Aldi are looking at several priority locations across the UK

People will receive the £10 payment from the DWP if they meet eligibility requirements during the qualifying week in December.

The chancellor is planning moves to help households with the cost of living in the Budget.

Interest-free periods on credit cards both for balance transfers and for purchases are expected by lenders to rise, the Bank of England said.

The DIY and garden retailer has announced a new addition to stores for 2025.

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth.

There are Nestle factories, distribution centres and offices across Britain, but the company said it didn’t know how many staff were employed there.

Its parent company said affected staff would be “offered redeployment opportunities where possible”.

Investigators will have access to suspected fraudulent benefits claimant accounts for three months before they are informed

UK’s biggest energy supplier Octopus Energy’s Rachel Fletcher told MPs that the Government should urgently consider changing how wholesale gas prices drive changes in UK energy costs in order to help British households

The DWP State Pension is a vital source of income for many people, but there are specific qualifications that must be met to get full payments

Following a Government U-turn earlier this year, nine million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), but there are five groups who will not receive help to heat their homes

Whitbread, which also owns the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains, will publish its half-year financial results on Thursday.

The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% month-on-month in August

Britain’s economy expanded by a marginal 0.1% in August from July.

It comes as Rachel Reeves told Sky News that she is looking at both tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget.

The 0.1% growth follows a slight contraction in the economy during July, official figures show.

Johnson & Johnson is facing the first lawsuits in Britain over allegations that its talc products cause cancer, as it fights tens of thousands of similar claims in the United States.

The government has also targeted a major Indian energy company and Chinese oil terminals in new sanctions.

Pensana has ditched plans for a UK rare earths plant at Saltend Chemicals Park in the Humber Freeport, which was set to create 126 new jobs. The proposals were announced in 2022 as part of the government’s critical minerals strategy.

Manufacturing and health sectors boost growth but ONS revises down figures for July

Britain’s Travis Perkins reported a 1.8% rise in third-quarter like-for-like (LFL) sales on Thursday, as the building materials supplier invested in pricing and targeted promotions to win back market share in its core merchanting business.

Equinor, which owns the majority of the oil field, stressed it was committed to advancing the ‘Rosebank project’.

Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms

Britain will hold investment talks with Australia’s biggest pension funds next week, sources told Reuters, as the government tries to draw in overseas cash and learn lessons to help shake up the UK pensions system.

Britain’s economy grew by a modest 0.1 per cent in August, falling short of the 0.2 per cent expansion forecast by most economists.

Credit Suisse on Wednesday lost its $440 million London lawsuit against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp over losses linked to collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital.

Yvette Cooper announced new restrictions as the Ukrainian speaker visited parliament

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Pets at Home Group Plc and CVS Group Plc surged after the UK antitrust regulator called for more competition and a regulatory overhaul of the veterinary industry but stopped short of proposing broader pricing controls.

UK-based Whitbread said on Thursday forward bookings in the UK and Germany are ahead of last year, even as it reported a 7% drop in half-year profit due to lower food and beverage sales and weaker-than-expected demand in Germany.

Lipton Teas faces liquidity shortfall or debt restructuring amid shrinking market share

The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.

Nscale will deploy around 200,000 Nvidia AI chips under an expanded agreement with Microsoft across its data centers in Europe and the U.S., the British artificial intelligence group said on Wednesday.

Senior bankers in Britain will receive their bonuses earlier than previously thought, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, after it halved the length of time needed to qualify as part of efforts to boost UK competitiveness.

Victorinox, which produces 10 million Swiss Army Knives a year, is one of many Swiss manufacturers worried about the higher cost of doing business with the United States.

The Chancellor may have to find as much as £40billion to avoid doing the saem next year, the IFS has warned

Around nine million people in England and Wales will automatically benefit from the money but others may need to submit a claim

Britons of state pension age could be eligible for up to £300 in energy bill support through the Winter Fuel payment scheme

Bank customers are being reminded to take advantage of free cash bonus deals from Lloyds, Barclays and Nationwide

Supermarket shoppers have been left unable to complete payment due to IT errors, including Tesco customers

Winter fuel payments will be made automatically and people should not engage with texts about them, the Department for Work and Pensions is warning.

It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued.

Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hours

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Britain’s telecom and media regulator on Wednesday fined Royal Mail 21 million pounds ($28.1 million), its largest penalty to date on the post and parcel group, for missing delivery targets for 2024–25.

British gambling firm Entain reported a 6% rise in third-quarter net gaming revenue and reiterated its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, supported by growth in its U.S. joint venture BetMGM and online gaming.