HSBC fined £57m for serious failings in protecting savers funds

The Financial regulator has fined HSBC bank £57m for "serious failings" in protecting some depositors over several years, in the first penalty of its...

Government to ban disposable vapes in major crackdown on underage vaping

The Government has announced that there will be a ban on disposable vapes which have driven alarming rise in youth vaping New powers to restrict...

Post Office chairman forced to step down as Horizon scandal continues

The Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has been ousted amid a row with the government. Secretary of State for Business Kemi Badenoch says Staunton left...

John Lewis planning cuts of 10 per cent of its workforce

The John Lewis group has confirmed that it is looking to make up to 11,000 job cuts after it also confirmed that it was...

Government set to ban Zombie knives from September

The Government will ban  so-called "zombie knives" and machetes in England and Wales from September Legislation will be introduced to parliament on Thursday, the Home...

A new report says the next government will face some of the toughest choices...

The next government is likely to face some of the most difficult economic and fiscal choices the UK has faced outside of pandemics, conflicts...

Government urged to scrap £20bn New Hospital Programme and invest in specialist centres and...

The NHS should replace its traditional general hospital model to improve outcomes and reduce cost pressures, a pair of healthcare experts suggest today. The proposals...

Without changes Royal Mail‘s universal postal service risks becoming “unsustainable” without reform

The Regulator Ofcom has said cutting Royal Mail’s six-day a week letter deliveries to five days or three are among options that could be...

Every part of the UK has been levelled down since 2010, leaving average person...

No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis published today...

Tory MP’s write to PM threatening to vote against Local Government settlement if councils...

More than 40 Conservative Members of Parliament have signed a letter to the Prime Minister reportedly threatening to vote against the Local Government Finance...