Sick pay changes could benefit UK firms by up to £2bn, TUC says

Exclusive: Analysis shows covering part of salaries from first day off can boost productivity and employee retention

UK inflation rise makes it clear: the cost of living crisis has not gone away

Analysts say pressure will be on Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer, as consumers’ mood stays gloomy

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade’ – but are they enough to spark the economy?

Report comes as government faces growing demands for wealth tax to improve health of public finances after welfare U-turn earlier this month

Ditching the regulation in its entirety risks another financial crisis. Stamp duty on shares remains the background drag

At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

Unite union had raised concerns over roughly 500 jobs in assembly lines due to a lack of future export orders

London’s blue-chip index has risen 10% in 2025 helped by investor flight from US stocks amid Trump’s trade policies

‘Leeds Reforms’ include streamlined accountability for senior bankers and a campaign to get more consumers investing in stock market

Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rules

UK’s energy system operator forecasts emissions a third over target by 2035, in second official warning in a month

Energy secretary says it is not clear if opposition have any net zero policy

Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared

With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims

In the fourth part of a series, we look at how climate orthodoxy is coming under fire in Lincolnshire