The biggest initial surprise in this Budget may have been that the government's independent forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) managed to publish it all by mistake long...

Plans to relax restrictions on new oil and gas licences in the North Sea will be unveiled on Wednesday under the government's North Sea Strategy.Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce...

Editors Chris Mason and Faisal Islam discuss what's at stake in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Source link

Alfie's Arc creates Christmas hampers for struggling familiesA family plans to provide 150 Christmas dinner hampers for people who may be struggling over the festive period.Alfie's Arc in Leigh...

Rachel Clun,Kris BramwellandEmer MoreauTBCThere has been plenty of speculation about what the Budget will and won't include.Ahead of her speech on Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed both tax...

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesHinkley Point C in Somerset is under constructionThe UK has become the "most expensive place in the world" to build nuclear power plants, according to a...

The government is expected to announce an extra £1.3bn in funding for a scheme encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) at next week's Budget. The Electric Car Grant...

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe first official data in weeks on the US job market is out, and it showed a surprising pick-up in hiring after a lacklustre summer.Employers added...

A recycle and reuse event that aims to reduce costs to families and save items from being thrown away, has expanded to another town.The Forest Exchange project in Coleford,...

Josh Martin,business reporter and Sean Farrington,business presenterFord UK boss says 'now is not the time' for pay-per-mile tax on electric vehiclesTaxes on electric vehicles may put drivers off buying...

Rachel ClunBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUK government borrowing was higher than expected last month, according to the latest official figures.Borrowing - the difference between public spending and tax income - was...

A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks.But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip...