LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Rows of houses

UK house prices expected to rise modestly over 2024, says Halifax

Flats against the skyline

Average house price could be £61,500 higher by end of 2028, forecast suggests

Baby Reindeer stars Jessica Gunning and Richard Gadd

Baby Reindeer success comes amid jump in subscription spending – Barclays

A woman in the rain

Early Easter and bad weather contribute to drop in spring retail sales figures

The First Direct website

First Direct relaunches its offer of £175 to switch current account

Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves: Government’s message of improving economy ‘deluded’

The Grangemouth refinery

UK and Scottish governments ‘sleepwalking’ on future of Grangemouth refinery

Aslef flag on picket line

Industrial action to cripple railways as union calls strikes and overtime ban

Fuel pumps

Fuel prices up 10p per litre since start of year

Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales

Talks over Tata steel plans have broken down, say unions

City stock

FTSE hits new record as global stocks buoyed by US interest rates hopes

HSBC building

HSBC fields anger from pensioners amid plans to scrap bankers’ bonus cap

A ScotRail train

Workers on ScotRail to strike in dispute over role of guards

BP financials

BP set for slower first quarter profits and revenue amid lower oil prices

A railway station departures board

Train passengers face eight days of disruption

TGI Fridays sign

TGI Fridays operator Hostmore narrows losses after cost-cutting

A pint of lager in a pub

UK services sector grows at fastest pace for nearly a year after spending boost

Water running from a tap

Pennon’s south-east England water firm deal could harm regulation, says watchdog