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Average asking price for UK home drops by £5,000 in November

The average asking price for a UK home has dropped by more than £5,000 this month as the autumn budget caused housing market jitters...

Black Friday turning into Black Fraud Day, says UK cybersecurity chief

Black Friday is fast becoming Black Fraud Day with the discount period now “prime time” for scammers, according to Britain’s cybersecurity chief, who said...

Government could force pension funds to invest more in UK assets

Emma Reynolds, UK pensions minister, has left the door open to forcing pension schemes to invest more in British assets if reforms fail to...

The yawning investability gap between US banks and UK peers

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Optimists express confidence that the “special...

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

Companies are to be forced to make it “simple and straightforward” for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions or get their money back under new...

Expensive but essential: Grid investments key to powering the UK economy

This was just one of five subsea cable projects announced on the same day by Ofgem and comes just a few months...

Stop Sextortion – bereaved parents’ appeal to Nigerian criminals

BBCThe Dowey family were involved in a campaign launch in Edinburgh, which warns young people about the dangers of sextortion.The Fearless campaign brings together...

Children’s homes: Providers’ ‘exploitative’ profits to be curbed

"Frankly some of the accommodation and placements are deeply, deeply shocking," she told BBC Breakfast, adding that this was due to both the conditions...

Gender pay gap still looms large at top of UK’s biggest companies

Female board members at FTSE 100 companies are paid 69 per cent less than their male counterparts, as the gender gap at the top...

UK wants ‘strong’ relationship with China, says Keir Starmer

ReutersSir Keir Starmer has met President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit, and emphasised the importance of a "strong UK-China relationship" for both countries.The...

Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour

Big UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car targets as struggling carmakers pile...

British pensioners to get boost from Trump’s election win

British pension savers will benefit from Donald Trump’s election, the head of...

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