Ahead of next week's spring statement, Rishi Sunak said that he would 'stand by' people, but warned sanctions against Russia were not 'cost-free.' He is facing calls from some Tory MPs to cut fuel duty to help ease rising costs at the pumps.

More than 50 charities have warned that the consequences of driving through a below-inflation benefit pay rise in April will be “unthinkable” for households already struggling to cover soaring food and energy costs and a rise in national insurance.

The property website said that the average price of a house hit £354,564 in March, up 1.7% or £5,760 compared with February. It was the biggest monthly rise in 18 years, and pushed the annual rate of growth in asking prices to 10.4%.

Thousands of post offices are either being sold or axed under secret plans to streamline the scandal-hit business, campaigners believe. It is being claimed that authorities want to offload up to 6,000 loss-making branches and turn the Post Office...

A spokeswoman for the banking and finance industry trade association UK Finance said 'as an important tool in the fight against fraud, SCA adds an additional layer of protection when people pay online using a card.'

Startup Thirdfort has built tools first to address the needs of companies in the legal and property markets. The product today comes in two parts. First, there is the “risk engine” built for its business clients, which can be used both for KYC...

Asia’s shipping stocks and commodities are emerging as safer bets so far, as Russia is a major exporter. A rotation of commodity-heavy Australia and overweight on the energy sector is recommended.