Seven things banks will be looking out for in 2024 December 31, 2023 A challenging year is in the offing for lenders – from regulatory reform to fraud crackdowns
UK continues to ‘dodge recession’ as private sector growth at six month high December 15, 2023 This comes as the UK economy has been flirting with a recession for more than a year, battling stubborn inflation, high energy bills.
Fear within UK small businesses peaks as economy shrinks December 13, 2023 Fear within UK small businesses has peaked today as the 0.3 per cent fall in October's GDP reignites a surge in economic concerns.
Oxford Street revival to ‘peak’ next year as West End recovers from candy store scourge December 12, 2023 Sam Foyle, director of retail at Savills said that everyone has been looking at the street “really positively” and there are currently 15 deals from businesses under offer at the moment.
FCA: Banks could be forced to enshrine cash access as branch cuts press on December 7, 2023 Banks and building societies will be forced to ensure customers have access to cash amid fears that the shift to digital payments is shutting out swathes of the population, under new rules tabled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today.
Delete your emails, bin your ex’s texts or we’ll run out of room for all our data December 5, 2023 The cloud has turned us into a nation of digital hoarders, it's time to face up to our data problem, writes Anna Moloney.
A podcast on the Brianna Ghey trial is part of the enduring tradition of true crime November 30, 2023 Crusaders against true crime have been duly granted the next subject of their outrage. The Daily Mail’s new podcast ‘The Trial: Brianna Ghey’ has offered itself up as the latest in moral panic triggers.
Small business lobby calls on Ofgem for more support as winter bites November 27, 2023 The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on Ofgem to make changes as small businesses are still battling high utility bills despite the fall in October's energy price cap.
Rwanda plan ‘not the be all and end all’, says James Cleverly November 25, 2023 The flagship Rwanda asylum plan is not the “be all and end all” of government efforts to tackle illegal migration, the Home Secretary has said.
Brace yourselves, the era of the ‘alternative budget’ has arrived November 20, 2023 It started when Liz Truss’s faction of 60 or so MPs, who go under the banner Conservative Growth Coalition, pre-announced – to drum up anticipation – and then two months later published their Budget for Growth.