UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch
Smallest number of new chargers since 2022 as carmakers persuade government to weaken EV sales targets
Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors
Alexander Wishart obituary
Other lives: Banker who began work at 16 and became a director of Harrods Bank in the 1980s
CDs return to Christmas shopping lists as gen Z embrace ‘retro renaissance’
Demand for CD players rises 74% this year amid deluxe releases from artists such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd
UK drivers being overcharged as fuel prices fail to track oil market, watchdog finds
CMA rejects retailers’ claims on operating costs, saying weak competition is not passing on lower wholesale prices
UK consumers saving less as taxes squeeze incomes, data shows
ONS finds households’ savings ratio has dropped to lowest rate for more than a year across third quarter
UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI
Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budget
Independent businesses: have your online sales been affected by the rise of AI?
We’d like to hear from independent retailers about how changes to online searches has affected them. We’d also like to find out from customers about how easy it is to track down independent retailers
UK contactless card limit of £100 to be scrapped from 19 March
Under changes revealed by regulator, banks and card providers encouraged to set their own maximums
What the UK interest rate cut means for you, from mortgage deals to savings rates
Fourth cut this year is good news for homebuyers and those due to remortgage, but returns on easy-access savings accounts could drop
Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
Celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver launch ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign to highlight cost savings and health advantages
UK mortgage shake-up: people on variable incomes could have more payment flexibility
Some potential first-time buyer groups ‘could be better served’, regulator says in review
UK house prices tipped to rise by up to 4% in 2026 as affordability improves – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
UK house prices ‘could rise by up to 4% in 2026 as interest rates fall’
City watchdog the FCA announces plans to help first-time buyers and self-employed get on the property ladder
TalkTalk keeps cutting off my elderly parents’ phone
The service was cut off and then there were threats of losing the number of 60 years