HSBC slashes UK growth forecasts on eve of Budget as bumper profits spark fresh calls for windfall tax

Chancellor John Healey has been urged to press ahead with a windfall tax on banks after HSBC posted another surge in its ...

Graduate jobs plunge to lowest in a decade as AI and rising costs hit entry-level hiring

One jobs website has said the number of graduate listings on its website has hit a low not seen since 2016, as AI hits ...

Savers are taking tax-free cash from pensions ahead of the Budget - despite changes being unlikely

Savers have been bombarding financial advisers with questions about inheritance tax and pension tax-free cash in the run-up ...

Budget blow to Healey as number of UK firms in 'significant distress' hits two-decade high

The number of British companies in 'significant' distress has hit a record high as business braces for another bruising ...

My neighbours have painted the wooden boundary fence on their side. My son believes this is criminal damage and reported it to the police - but they won't do an…

My neighbours have recently painted the wooden boundary fence on their side off-white to match their own property. My son ...

My daughter refuses to sign a prenup to protect her inheritance from her grandfather

Unfortunately my daughter will not budge on this matter and now refuses to discuss the matter with any of us, including her ...

'The dam is starting to break': Retail chiefs sound alarm over soaring costs as prices in shops rise at fastest pace for two-and-a-half years

In last ditch plea before tomorrow's Budget, industry leaders urged Chancellor John Healey to 'slash employment costs' and ...

Facebook owner Meta launches £70bn fundraising drive to help bankroll its push into AI

Meta Platforms, which is also behind Instagram and WhatsApp, plans to raise the funds in what will be its largest ever sale ...

Popular family motors that would be hit by Labour's rumoured heavy car tax

Tory MPs warn that Chancellor John Healey may impose a new tax on large vehicles after intense lobbying by environmental ...

'We cannot tax our way to prosperity': Chancellor urged to back British business or face 'generation of stagnation'

The Chancellor has been warned that Britain 'cannot tax its way to prosperity' and must back business or face a 'generation ...

AI giant Anthropic fires starting gun on blockbuster stock market listing - but warns the technology could have 'catastrophic' consequences

Anthropic says artificial intelligence could help cure diseases such as cancer but also warns it could pose 'existential ...