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Government borrowing in March dwarfs expectations

Economics

Government borrowing beat expectations as it hit £16.4bn in March, official data has revealed. Ballooning levels of borrowing will likely come as a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who is under pressure to keep public finances in balance. Reeves left herself £9.9bn at last month’s Spring Statement as she made around £14bn of cuts, mainly […]
British workers among saddest, loneliest and most disengaged in Europe, report finds

It takes a village: Do we need to rethink our attitude to old age?

Life&Style

We’re living for longer than ever but the boom in the elderly population is a social and political time-bomb. Could ‘later life’ communities like Auriens be the answer to the old age crisis, asks Steve Dinneen I enter a grand lobby, all lofty ceilings, marquetry floors and art deco fittings. An effusive concierge in a natty […]

US dollar weakens as de-dollarisation becomes ‘real, and frankly scary, prospect’

Markets

The dollar has fallen 0.7 per cent today, marking its fifth straight day of decline, as markets continue to reassess the currency’s position in the global economy. The DXY index, which tracks the dollar’s value against a basket of currencies, dropped to its lowest in three years in trading today. The dollar index has now fallen […]

Opinion

Free breakfast clubs are an admission the system has failed working parents

Breakfast clubs are now essential for many working parents, but they don’t come free, writes Alys Denby in today’s Notebook.
Firms must move faster to prepare for T+1

Opinion

Will rising costs kill off Savile Row’s renaissance?

Retail

On a Wednesday morning earlier this month, there was plenty of activity on the shop floor at the Georgian townhouse that plays home to Richard James’ bespoke suit-making. One staff member is on the phone discussing colours and time frames, another getting a glass of water for a customer in the changing room, and smartly […]

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How the modern world is changing grave stone design forever

Life&Style

Death is the only thing surer than taxes. But how we’re remembered is a strange and sometimes controversial business. Ralph Jones meets the people rewriting the rules, one grave stone at a time Stonemason Neil Luxton once agreed to use comic sans on a grave. Once was enough – he has refused ever since. Luxton, […]
Life on the edge: A deep dive into the crazy world of Margate

Life&Style
It takes a village: Do we need to rethink our attitude to old age?

Life&Style

Leicester City stars face up to 50 per cent wage cuts after relegation

Sport Business

Leicester City’s players are facing wage cuts of up to 50 per cent next season following their relegation from the Premier League. Leicester have acted to protect themselves when offering contracts to new players in recent years having also been relegated two seasons ago, with recent arrivals agreeing to pay cuts of between 35 and […]
Formula E extends stay in London with contract extension

Sport Business

Lessons for Man Utd from Everton’s new stadium – by the architect behind it

Sport Business

The architect behind the new Everton Stadium on marrying history with future and why Manchester United chiefs should take note as they plot an Old Trafford rebuild. American architect Dan Meis knew he was going out on a limb when he submitted his design for Everton’s new stadium. Eschewing the trend for modern spacecraft-like arenas, […]

White Lotus fans climbed over rocks with bleeding feet to break onto set, says hotel manager

Life&Style

It’s a story as wild as a plot from the show: during the filming of The White Lotus season 3 in Thailand, two female fans walked across jagged rocks with bleeding feet to break onto the beach of the hotel where the filming was taking place. The filming for The White Lotus season 3 took […]
Two New Additions at One New Change: Open Doors to Unique Shopping Experiences

City Talk

Libby’s Naked Wine Diary: The perfect glass to enjoy with friends

Life&Style

@doesmybumlook40 @knackeredmother and @libbybrodie walk into a bar… And this is the Naked Wine they drank together The last time the three of us were together was at Kylie Minogue’s birthday party. It was a surprisingly intimate affair at Mayfair club Annabel’s, where we sipped Kylie’s Prosecco (very good) and rose (excellent) as the pixie-sized Queen […]
Naked Wines picks: three delicious bottles for World Earth Day

Wine
Libby’s Naked Wines diary: Why I adore Coravin

Wine

Transmission to end season with a Boom at Sandown

Sport

THIS season’s titanic trainers’ title battle between Dan Skelton and Willie Mullins rolls on into the final week of the Jumps season with everything set to boil down to Saturday’s star-studded card at Sandown. Predictably Mullins is throwing everything at trying to become UK Champion Trainer for the second year in a row, but still […]
Back Almaqam to show star potential in the Gordon Richards

Sport
Legend and Sugar to give Fownes sweet Valley success

Sport