AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK
Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer
Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
Rachel Reeves’s tax shake-up: time to plan ahead, from Isas to self-assessment
The chancellor’s changes will come into force in April 2027, affecting everyone from savers to landlords and sole traders. Experts advise you to act now
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock Exchange
Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers
Peers say chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce
Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’
Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’
Britain risks undermining the care workers it depends on
Labour’s immigration plans tear up the promise made to 300,000 people recruited for a sector in crisis
Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs
Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma
Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner
The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack
Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changed
Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry
Industry sceptical as Nigel Farage’s party goes on charm offensive to help win over former Labour heartlands
UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets
Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facing
UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m
Figure hits three-year low but Iran war expected to blow hole in Reeves’s fiscal ‘headroom’
Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m
Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money