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Report finds that raising minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030 could have huge impact beyond billsFixing Britain’s draughty homes could add almost £40bn to the economy by the end of the decade by cutting energy use and improving health, accordin…
Former prime minister criticises Daily Star stunt but says UK media’s irreverence is a good thing overallLiz Truss has described as “puerile” the newspaper stunt in which her tenure as prime minister was measured against the shelf life of a lettuce.Spe…
Prime minister says no new support available for households struggling to pay loans Business live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has ruled out extra help for UK homeowners struggling to pay soaring mortgage costs, as the average two-year fixed-rate loan r…
Members in marginal seats fear Conservative party leaders have not understood the impact of rate risesTory MPs in marginal seats are already sounding the alarm over an “interest rate catastrophe”, amid claims that the party has not understood the impac…
The midweek inflation bulletin could be the most significant piece of government data published this yearThis Wednesday will mark the longest day of the year and not long after the sun comes up the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish its …
Mark Carney says Bank’s negative predictions about consequences of leaving EU ‘proven to be the case’Brexit is to blame for the soaring inflation driving the cost of living crisis in the UK, a former governor of the Bank of England has said.Mark Carney…
Ken Murphy says higher costs of grocery imports because of Brexit are partly to blame for rising prices The chief executive of Tesco has said food inflation has probably peaked but warns that prices are likely to stay high.Ken Murphy, the head of the U…
President Tinubu’s policies please foreign investors, but a devalued currency and soaring petrol prices mean ‘national sacrifice mode’ is widely unpopularNigerians are feeling the strain as their new president pushes through a series of unpopular polic…
Nationwide is latest lender to lift cost of deals as borrowers brace for 13th successive Bank of England interest rate riseThe average rate on a new two-year fixed mortgage has edged closer to the 6% threshold, as Nationwide became the latest big lende…
Move marks eighth successive rise, highlighting struggle to cool price rises amid juddering growthBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Central Bank has raised eurozone interest rates by a quarter-percentage point to the highest level since 2001 a…