Surprise bounce in retail sales
Britain's retail sales unexpectedly bounced back last month as shoppers apparently shrugged off the Bank of England's five interest rate rises since November. Economists ...
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Ofcom bosses earn ?2.3m
The top team at Ofcom was awarded almost £2.3m in salaries and benefits over the past year, with chief executive Stephen Carter banking £370,769. This year's co...
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Doctors call for tax relief on exercise to tackle obesity
Tax relief should be offered on sports activities in efforts to combat the rise in obesity, doctors said today.
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) called on the government...
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Labour 'could pay price for pensions crisis
Britain's pension crisis could turn into an electoral liability for Labour unless the government demonstrates its ability to tackle the issue, the TUC general secretary, ...
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Retail therapy could cheer up the boardrooms
Despite the threat and imposition of higher interest rates, the retail sector has made some decent gains in the past three months. The exception has been Woolworths, whic...
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Doorstep lenders face inquiry
Doorstep lenders - which can charge interest rates of more than 170% a year - could be subjected to a full-blown competition investigation by the end of the year.
The O...
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Ingenious' Tory fee plans hit the poor
The Conservative party's proposals to boost university income by charging students higher rates of interest on their loans are "ingenious", but would hit the poorest stud...
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Best credit card provider: Smile
If there's one quality that demonstrates a true winner, it's consistency. To win a consumer finance award once is an achievement. To win it three times in a row suggests ...
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No fees, more loans - and lots of interest at election time
The Conservatives and the government began a war of figures yesterday as ministers attempted to show that the Tory higher education plans do not add up.
The problem for...
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Labour hits out at Tory loans policy
The education secretary, Charles Clarke, today issued a critique of the Tories new top-up fees policy claiming it will leave universities ?1.1bn short and would penalise ...
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