It’s all gravy: Thanksgiving air traffic to be normal after US government reopens

Experts say air traffic controllers quickly returning to work, with promise of full back pay, and even $10,000 bonus

‘I think the city is falling apart’: Leicester braces for a make-or-break budget

In the local authority where people have the least spare cash there are hopes the chancellor will instil change

UK budget watchdog in danger of strangling economic growth, says TUC boss

Paul Nowak says OBR should be modernised to ditch ‘hardwired’ support for austerity economics

Business secretary backs shift to electric arc furnaces at British Steel plant

Move would secure future of steel production at Scunthorpe but raise questions over future of blast furnaces

One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders urges government to support first-time buyers

Taylor Wimpey chief Jennie Daly calls for revival of help-to-buy equity loan scheme to revive property market

Life as a food delivery worker: ‘Sometimes men open the door naked’

To earn a living as a delivery rider, some work 10-12 hour days, contending with low pay, exhaustion, accidents, injuries and harassment. Is this a new form of modern slavery?

Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s

Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch

AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment?

Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people

‘It’s so demoralising’: UK graduates exasperated by high unemployment

Many question value of their degrees and hard work when confronted with a brutally competitive jobs market

Have Reeves and Starmer missed the chance to ditch stealth taxes?

Retreat from plans to increase income tax means Labour is unlikely to make system fairer and more coherent

Nigel Farage is today’s Enoch Powell and his appeal down to slow economy, says minister

Business secretary Peter Kyle says appeal of far-right parties like Reform due to ‘their dogma of disruption, division and despair’

‘I have saved exactly £0’: how soaring costs have hit Britons’ nest eggs and pensions

Tales of dwindling savings, frozen retirement pots and stringent frugality to put something aside for the future

Zip wires, darts, wild swimming: why shopping centres are trying new ways to bring in customers

Developers are turning to health-related activities as traditional stores hit by online retail continue to close

What pension changes is Rachel Reeves considering in the budget?

One possible alteration was thought to be tax-free cash drawdowns, but the chancellor may have turned to salary sacrifice schemes

‘Be bold but calculated’: how to get a low offer on buying a home accepted

In a buyer’s market, sellers are being more realistic on prices – we look at how to get your strategy right