Cut in energy support to firms ‘threatens UK decarbonisation’
Cornwall Insight warns reduction in support could curb businesses’ ability to invest in reducing fossil fuel emissions
Average price for UK litre of petrol below 150p for first time since war in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up wholesale prices of gas and oil
Christmas and World Cup help UK retail sales rise in December
Total sales for the month increased by 6.9% compared with a year earlier despite cost of living crisis
Pay in cash – and haggle hard: 15 ways to save money this winter
There are no easy answers to the cost of living crisis. But if you haven’t checked your benefits or changed your lightbulbs, it might still be possible to make life a little more tolerable
Energy bill support for UK businesses to be cut by Jeremy Hunt
New scheme for companies, charities and public sector organisations to offer discount on wholesale prices
Warm home discount scheme leaves people in Britain out in the cold
Readers write that the government’s scheme has left them with new hoops to jump through
UK household income likely to fall by £2,000 a year, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation says UK only halfway through two-year cost of living crisis, with only very richest likely to see income rise in 2023-24
Into the Void: the four-storey Barbican shell set to become a £3.5m home
Having bought the space in 2006 for £200,000, a former solicitor aims to sell the one-off 3,097 sq ft brutalist space to developers
The writing’s on the wall for the paper check – but I’m still going to miss it
Using a paper check is a tedious process, but it’s also tangible evidence of stability and reliability
Average UK house price falls for fourth month in a row, says Halifax
Figure of £281,272 comes as property values drop by 1.5% in December, after 2.4% decline in November
UK petrol and diesel retailers accused of not passing on falling oil prices to drivers
Already under scrutiny from competition watchdog, sector faces further calls to slash pump prices
‘Sunshine Saturday’: UK travel firms gear up for busiest bookings day in years
Bumper time for early bookings predicted as industry holds out for post-Covid return of foreign trips
‘There are icicles on the taps’: living in a home without central heating
Lisa Appleton, of Manchester, fears the energy price cap increase is ‘going to put people over the edge’
FTSE 100 bosses paid more in three days than average UK worker for whole year
CEOs pass milestone nine hours earlier than last year, with pay up 39% on January 2022
Electric car sales reach record high in UK despite supply chain disruption
Tesla’s Model Y was stand out performer as EVs surpassed sales of diesel cars for first time, while total car sales fell by about 2% from 2021