Retail staff face reduced hours or even losing their job as bosses continue to face up to rising government-imposed costs, according to an industry lobby group. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said its survey of finance chiefs in the sector found 61% were planning to reduce the number of hours and overtime for staff. The […]
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Plans to increase the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds to the same level as for other adults could be delayed, Sky News understands. In its 2024 election manifesto, Labour committed to “remove the discriminatory age bands, so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, delivering a pay rise to hundreds of thousands
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Why could what happened to tobacco companies come back to haunt social media giants too? In the 1990s, tobacco firms faced a series of trials that ultimately held them accountable for selling a product they knew was harmful – they became known as the “tobacco trials”. Three decades on, landmark trials are taking place in
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When it comes to doing the food shop, we all love to bag a bargain. But you don’t just have to look for yellow stickers and loyalty prices to check if you’re getting the most bang for your buck. Hidden on supermarket shelves are different codes that can help you work out details to help
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Annual energy bills will fall by £117 from April due to government changes, forecasters have predicted. Measures announced in the budget will mean a drop to £1,641 a year for a typical dual‑fuel household, according to research firm Cornwall Insight. That would represent a 7% fall from the £1,758 being paid until the end of
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The rate at which prices are increasing has fallen significantly, official figures have shown, making an interest rate cut next month even more likely. Data from the Office for National Statistics says the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation dropped to 3% in the year to January. Not since March last year has inflation
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Our Money team helps a reader every week with their consumer issue or financial dispute… Today, the problem comes from a reader called Kevin… My contract with Plusnet was coming to an end in April 2025 and I decided to switch from broadband to full fibre. The activation date was 14/4/25 but nine months later
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The unemployment rate has increased again – to the highest level in nearly five years, according to official figures. The jobless rate ticked up to 5.2% in December, the highest since the three months up to January 2021, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. The figure had stood at 4.1% when Labour
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Six firms linked to Sarah Ferguson are being wound down following revelations from the latest release of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show. The former Duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the sole director of the companies, none of which appear to have been very active or have much public profile.
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More than 200 people have been arrested in the past four weeks as part of a phone theft crackdown in London – with drones and facial recognition used to catch those responsible. The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 248 arrests for stealing mobiles and seized about 770 devices, with a further 122 people arrested