All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

The Prime Minister said "economic conditions are improving" when pressed on the Government's portrayal of the state of the public finances

The failure of 29 energy suppliers between July 2021 and November 2022 are thought to have cost energy users around £2.7 billion

Ofcom is looking into the telecoms firm's compliance with rules to protect vulnerable customers during the switch from analogue to digital telephone landlines

Almost everything that gets onto a commercial plane - fuel, checked-in baggage, cargo and meals - is weighed. Now passengers are being asked to voluntarily weigh themselves

Google has introduced an artificial intelligence app that will enable people to rely on technology instead of their own brains

Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho has called for an end to digital exclusion

The Government is considering feedback to a consultation on regulating buy now, pay later schemes

Laura Trott said she had "different figures" when she was presented with the latest official projections from the fiscal watchdog, which suggest an increase over the next five years

A Bank of England rate setter says it's "prudent" to think that there might be a larger risk of energy prices rising than falling, which could keep inflation higher

The GMB said around 1,000 of its members in Coventry will walk out for three days from next Tuesday

The banking giant expects to pay roughly £600million for the credit cards, loans, savings and operating systems of the UK's largest supermarket

The former prime minister has released research suggesting that almost four million people were now living below 'the safety net'

Emma Crystal will become chief executive of NatWest's wealth business, including Coutts

UK Finance reports that 93,680 homeowner were in mortgage arrears in the last quarter of 2023

The National Audit Office said that the Government should have a clear plan for buying in a 'seller's market' where it needs to deal with suppliers it does not normally use

Shares in DS Smith soared on Thursday after the packaging giant revealed it had received a renewed approach from rival Mondi

A record 119,000 used electric vehicles changed hands in the UK in 2023

The Music Export Growth Scheme has helped more than 300 artists over the last decade

Watches of Switzerland has flagged that a 'tourist tax' means it made minimal returns from overseas shoppers

The pharmaceutical firm reported pre-tax profits of £5.5 billion for 2023, up from £1.8 billion the previous year

Recruitment agencies reported a fall in placing candidates into permanent jobs, leading to an increase in staff availability

The housing market outlook has is showing signs of improvement, according to surveyors, with overall increases in buyer demand, newly agreed sales and new instructions to sell in January

The cigarette and vape group slumped to a pre-tax loss of £17.1 billion in 2023 against profits of £9.3 billion the previous year

Profit rise driven by a 6.8% rise in prices over the period while the volume of items sold increased by just 0.2%

The company said there were more than 300,000 incidents of shoplifting, abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour in Co-op stores last year