Overall card spending in the UK rose 2.1 per cent year-on-year in August, reaching its highest level in 13 months, according to new data from Barclays (LSE: BARC). The figure builds on
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Chancellor John Healey is set to pump £150m into start-ups across the North of England as part of the government’s wider devolution and economic growth agenda. The fund will be directed at
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has moved to contain the fallout from a damaging undercover investigation, dismissing controversial remarks by senior party figures as “loose pub talk.” The party endured a bruising
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A technical failure at Heathrow Airport‘s Terminal 5 has left up to 3,000 luggage items stranded on the ground, leaving British Airways passengers without bags at their destinations. The disruption struck on
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Investec Group (LSE: INVP) is emerging as one of the more compelling dividend stories on the FTSE 100 for ISA investors seeking tax-efficient income growth. A Stocks and Shares ISA remains one
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Notting Hill Carnival returns to the streets of West London today for its landmark 60th anniversary, drawing crowds that organisers expect to top two million people over the bank holiday weekend. Monday’s
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Aston Martin, EasyJet, and Ithaca Energy have been identified among the companies most likely to see significant FTSE index movement in the near term. Index reshuffles can have an outsized effect on
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London’s benchmark index edged into positive territory on Friday, driven by a broad rally across precious and industrial metals that lifted mining shares significantly. The FTSE 100 rose 0.16% as of 07:20
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Simon Le Bon, the Duran Duran frontman who helped define the sound of 1980s British pop, still lives in London in 2026 — specifically the leafy southwest riverside district of Putney. It’s
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The FTSE 100 closed 0.13% higher on Thursday as UK equities broadly advanced despite turbulent geopolitical conditions affecting global markets. US President Donald Trump issued stark warnings of economic consequences against any
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