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Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuseDomestic abuse charities have reported a “staggering” increase in perpetrators using t...
Neso asks for extra supplies from electricity generators to cope with added demand on Thursday nightGreat Britain’s energy system operator has warned that “extreme temperatures” could hit power suppli...
Reputation for frumpiness is over as M&S wins over younger audience with shows at Silverstone, Ibiza and now LFWThis autumn’s London fashion week boasts plenty of familiar labels, from Burberry to Ale...
FCA clashes with Consumer Voice, alleging lack of transparency and conflict of interestThe City regulator is trying to get the only consumer group arguing for higher motor finance scandal payouts thro...
How to hit the 3.5% of GDP spending promise made to Nato would be a matter for the next prime minister, MPs toldThe Treasury has as yet carried out no analysis of the trade-offs necessary for the UK t...
Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says no policy changes were made as a result of pressure from crypto tycoon-backed Reform leaderThe governor of the Bank of England has broken his silence about the pressure N...
Nearly a quarter of market traders now hold master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, research showsOne in five young market traders now holds a master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, according t...
July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, while leaving t...
Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone callsBusiness live – latest updatesVirgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms w...
Group blames expected £30m loss in first half of year on weakening market and lower consumer confidenceVistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, has said it will make a loss in the first h...
Company says market in good shape with strong recovery across all destinations as customers take the plungeBusiness live – latest updatesSummer holiday bookings have bounced back recently after the fr...
UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next weekBusiness live – latest updatesCross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and mil...
Shoppers urged to seek quality products or alternatives as data shows demand surpassing last year’s totalBritons are expected to buy nearly 8m mini fans this year as they are “surging on to the market...
Despite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997Britain’s deep regional income divide has barely changed in 30 years despite the promises of succ...
In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownershipWill Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?Atlee: the postwar blueprint...
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelectionThe £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the...
Desks offering gift wrapping and bureau de change stations will be closed at dozens of stores nationwide John Lewis has put 200 jobs at risk as it plans to shut down desks operating gift wrapping and...
Retailer admits it struggled in June heatwave and also had to order more ice-cream to keep pace with demandMarks & Spencer is investing in refrigeration equipment that can cope with weather as hot as...
Central bank’s financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming big lenders’ financial buffersThe Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as p...
Exclusive: health groups call on expected next PM to rip up agreement, which analysis suggests could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036Andy Burnham is being urged to scrap the UK-US trade deal on m...