Finance

Annual rate in July climbs back above Bank of England target of 2%, ONS figures show

Charity Independent Age has warned a shake-up of winter fuel payments could be dangerous as new data suggests hundreds of thousands who are entitled to it could miss out

Tomato and pepper growers call for UK to strike deal with EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing

Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry

Poll findings prompt calls for ministers to impose sugar tax-style levy on companies to combat obesity

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has been contacted by four people who had not been awarded any inherited state pension when they retired when they should have been

New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister

Both bank and landlord cases rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, despite tough cycle of interest rate rises

More than 95% of investors urged commodities firm to keep highly profitable fossil fuel arm to help maximise shareholder cash

The new figures from My Pension Expert highlight how savers still face ’significant delays’ when trying to move their money, with an improvement of just one day compared to the previous year

Barclays helped raise nearly $2bn for companies running highly polluting coal-fired power plants in the US, exposing an “enormous loophole” in its climate policy.

Concerns have been raised after the world’s largest economy reported much lower-than-expected job creation in July.

Shares in FTSE 250 company slump 37% in early trading after Dubai-based Sidara cites geopolitical risk

Industry downgrades forecast for sales of battery vehicles after 18.8% rise in July on a year earlier

A major mobile and broadband network has revealed the exact amount your bills will rise by next April.

The Bank of England finally cut its base rate from 5.25% to 5% - the first time there has been a reduction since March 2020 and this is good news for those with a variable mortgage

He would have to drive for almost two hours to get to the branch

Aircraft engine maker’s share price hits record high as it restores dividend for first time in five years

A rundown pair of flats which were listed at auction with a starting price of just £1 have sold for a mega six-figure fee after buyers spotted a hidden potential

Markets predict quarter-point cut to 5% when policymakers meet on Thursday

Phoenix Group and Schroders will target fast-growing green energy, windfarms, solar, property and small business

New tool is inside firm’s app and comes after row over £5 fines being levied on mail with allegedly fake stamps

From Athens to Berlin, governments are coalescing around an idea to turbocharge the economy. If successful, it could be transformative ― but it’s a big if.

Guild Care, a charity based in Sussex, has closed all but two of its changing rooms due to the increase in shoplifting in the UK. Levels of the crime are at a new 20-year high

Germany’s economy is back on the brink of recession. However, the Eurozone economy grew more than expected in the second quarter.