Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that the UK's annual consumer price inflation rose in June to 9.4%, the highest since February 1982, up from May’s 9.1% and above the 9.3% consensus in a poll of economists.
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4th May 2026 | Updated at 11:55pm 4th May 2026
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
Where is growth in the Budget?
Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.
We are in interesting times. Currently we are in a high inflationary environment, with relatively low interest rates. One way to look at interest rates is to say the rates have gone up 500% within a 2-year period. Another way is historically...
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The British Chambers of Commerce urged the UK government to overhaul the post-Brexit list of occupational shortages, after warning that many companies were struggling to recruit workers.
Less than a decade ago, London’s Heathrow was the undisputed hub airport for Europe, with thousands of daily passengers and an ambitious expansion plan that included a brand new runway. Terminal 5 was still a novelty - the UK’s largest free-standing...
Online retail giant Amazon has said it plans to create more than 4,000 jobs in the UK this year. The jobs will be permanent and bring the company's total...
The debate about the presence of Russian oligarchs and their vast assets in the UK after the Putin regime’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the problem of money-laundering up the political and regulatory agenda.
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