All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

The number of later life buy-to-let mortgages handed out to older landlords has more than halved in a year, according to new figures

A poll of more than 1,000 teachers in the UK found 76% agreed that most young people leave school or college without the money skills they need

Just over seven in 10 (72%) of people who had recently transferred their pension did not know the exact fees for their old pension, or their new charges, according to a survey for People's Partnership, which provides the People's Pension

Esken, formerly known as Stobart Group, said that it was mulling a deal which would settle a dispute with a US private equity giant over a loan

The rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information

Missiles fired off Yemen in latest Red Sea attack on ships

The number of passengers flying through Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, surged last year beyond its total for 2019 - just before the coronavirus pandemic grounded global aviation

Currys' board unanimously rejected the offer from US private equity giant Elliott Advisors, saying it 'significantly undervalued the company and its future prospects'

The group, which helps customers compare deals, reported an 8% rise in pre-tax profits to £92.1 million for 2023, with sales up 11% at £432.1 million

Transactions at florists were up by 10.4% annually on February 13, the day before Valentine's Day, Barclays said

Tata is consulting on plans to shut down blast furnaces at Port Talbot with the loss of around 2,800 jobs as it switches to a more environmentally friendly way of producing steel

The new company will be the first of its kind to challenge BT Openreach in the UK

The UK's biggest banks are set to report record-high profits after a year that saw lenders benefit from higher borrowing costs, as they face questions over the outlook for the year ahead

The RAC Foundation said its research highlights how a driving licence can be 'a crucial qualification'

The joint survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster revealed the increased cost pressures facing venues across the country

The number of sales agreed in the first six weeks of this year is also 16% higher than in the same period last year, Rightmove said

The maker of ChatGPT unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written prompts

Members of Unison employed by Colchester City Council will walk out for seven days from Wednesday February 28 until Tuesday March 5

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement this week by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros (£2.8 billion) in Germany over the next two years to massively expand its data center capacities for applications in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing

Eni says drilling to appraise a third natural gas discovery in waters off Cyprus shows the commitment of the Italian energy company and its French partner TotalEnergies to swiftly develop the deposit and bolster energy supply to Europe

The Financial Conduct Authority said some firms had charged significantly higher fees for unregulated claims

The Assembly's new Stormont brake committee will have scope to assess the impact of Northern Ireland being left in regulatory limbo if it diverges from both EU and UK laws

'The dispute is not over but we have made sufficient progress to suspend the action next week' said Mick Lynch, general secretary of RMT

Sales of retirement annuities reached a post-pension freedoms high last year, according to the Association of British Insurers

Rail campaign groups have described the trial as 'awful' and 'a smokescreen' after it resulted in the cost of some journeys increasing