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The scheme involves mobile operators sharing infrastructure to boost mobile signal in rural areas

They're getting their first houses for an average of £244,100 which is 8% below the market average

The bank said its pre-tax profit surged by nearly 80% to top £24 billion in 2023, up from £13.6 billion the year before

The owners of the UK airport reported underlying pre-tax profits of £38 million in 2023, against losses of £684 million the previous year and marking the first time it has made a profit since 2019

The business said it now had "a high level of visibility of our revenues for many years to come", with some of the programmes running "well into the next decade"

Vistry said it recognised the concerns people have but was standing by the pay policy

The banking group said it made a pre-tax profit of £7.5 billion over 2023, rising by 57% compared with the £4.8 billion made in 2022, and coming in ahead of analysts' expectations

Lower energy bills will be good news for families that have faced increasing gas and electricity costs in recent years

The bank is aiming to save about £1 billion from making the bank more efficient this year, and targeting about £2 billion worth of savings in total by 2026

The dairy giant said it saw an improvement in the second half of the year, as more customers returned to its brands, which includes Castello cheese

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said that inflation does not need to reach 2% before the Bank starts cutting interest rates

This account is free for 18 to 25-year-olds and can be managed alongside their everyday banking in the Lloyds Bank app

It comes almost a month after the retail business said it is looking at various "cost-saving options"

Lyle's Golden Syrup has unveiled a new logo and packaging in its first rebrand since 1883, replacing the iconic image of a dead lion being swarmed by bees

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping's anticorruption drive

The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, also claimed they had shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone

The Competition and Markets Authority said it has begun a study into formula milk market

The firm pledged to return over one billion US dollars (£794 million) to shareholders this year in dividends and share buyouts after the bumper profits haul

The Business Secretary has accused Henry Staunton of spreading 'falsehoods' about the Horizon scandal, but he has hit back at her claims

The TUC said hundreds of thousands of workers are being trapped in low-pay and insecurity

The impending arrival of the high-speed railway will lead to the creation of around 41,000 new homes, nearly 31,000 new jobs and more than 700,000 square metres of new commercial floorspace in the region, analysis commissioned by HS2 Ltd found

Which? found "blatant" fraudulent advertising, from copycats of major retail brands to investment scams and ads using the identities of celebrities despite them having no connection with the product or service

Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg took aim at the Bank of England's response to economic events as Labour used a Commons urgent question to raise concerns over the UK falling into recession

In the last quarter, its profit dropped by 92% from £1.3 billion the previous year to £110 million

The European Union said it's investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc's strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe