Lost bank accounts in the UK represent a problem far larger than most people appreciate, with industry estimates from The Banker putting dormant funds at somewhere between £1 billion and
The Virgin Media Ofcom fine of £28 million, announced on 8 July 2026, is the largest Ofcom has ever issued under its consumer protection rules, and it caps a story
The holiday hunger bill Northern Ireland legislators are advancing through Stormont would, if passed, restore payments of £27 per child per fortnight to families during school holidays, payments axed by
Online gambling financial risk checks for high-spending customers are coming this summer, the Gambling Commission has confirmed, setting out a staged rollout that starts with the largest operators and the
The Iran war mortgage impact has proved more damaging to British household finances than the Bank of England anticipated just seven months ago, with forecasts now showing that just over
Samsung Electronics' AI chip profits have surged to their highest ever quarterly level, with the South Korean giant guiding for operating profit of approximately 89.4tn won (£43.6bn; $58.4bn) in the
The Xbox workforce restructure announced this week is not a trim. It is a structural dismantling, and the numbers that emerged from internal memos make that harder to dismiss as
The Sky ITV media deal, confirmed on 6 July 2026, hands Comcast control of Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster in a transaction that will test whether consolidation can keep domestic television
Channel Islands fuel prices are falling, but the pace of relief at the forecourt tells a familiar story: wholesale savings travel faster to the retailer's margin than they do to
The long-running EasyJet Castlelake takeover bid moved decisively forward on Sunday, with the two sides announcing an agreement in principle on a proposal worth £6.90 per share, valuing the Luton-based
The England 1am World Cup match against Mexico has forced a sharp divide among UK employers, with a handful of progressive bosses offering later starts or full days off while
The Aberdeen Airport security strike that threatened to disrupt passengers across 14 separate days this summer was called off late on Friday after contractor ICTS HBS Security made what Unite
SSE Airtricity's price rise of 6.2% will land on Northern Ireland domestic electricity customers from 1 August 2026, adding roughly 20p a day to household bills and pushing the typical
Wedding gift etiquette in the UK has quietly become one of the more fraught social calculations a guest faces, and the reported no-gift policy at Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding only
Andy Burnham's tax plans drew their clearest shape yet in a Monday night interview with LBC's Andrew Marr, with the prime-minister-in-waiting suggesting he could raise business rates on large warehouses