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London Has Britain's Largest Gender Pay Gap

Official data shows gender pay gap in the capital has only fallen from 15.1% in 1997 to 14.6% in 2017. Read more

Britons Spend £50 A Month On Unwanted Subscriptions That Are Too Hard To Cancel

Research from Citizens Advice finds women between 50 and 64 are the most likely to be affected by the issue. Read more

Business Secretary Greg Clark Hails MSD Investment As 'huge Vote Of Confidence' In UK

MSD's investment would create around 950 jobs in high-skilled and high-value research roles, Clark said. Read more

Vince Cable Accuses Government Of 'dragging Its Heels' In Fight Against Tax Avoidance

Cable says 'systematic tax avoidance' is causing significant damage to the Treasury and public finances. Read more

Liam Fox Warns Northern Ireland Border Can't Be Settled Until EU And Britain Reach Trade Deal

Irish government said to be deeply unhappy at the proposals put forward to prevent a hard border with Northern Ireland. Read more

Chinese Police Bust $3bn Underground Bank Used By 10,000 People

Chinese police say they have busted an underground bank used to smuggle a staggering 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) out of... Read more

UK Consumer Confidence Tumbles To Lowest Level Since Brexit Vote

Slowdown in housing market and Bank of England's rate rise earmarked as the main factors behind a decline in confidence. Read more

Eurozone Economy Heading For Strongest Quarter Since 2011

The European Union has already upgraded its growth forecast for the eurozone this year to 2.2% Read more

John McDonnell Leaves Labour Spending Figures To 'iPads And Advisors'

Unable to pin a figure on the cost of servicing UK debt under a Labour government, shadow chancellor claims any amount h... Read more

Philip Hammond Admits Britain No Longer Among World's Top Five Economies

The chancellor said in his Budget speech to parliament that Britain is now "the world's sixth-largest economy". Read more

Capitalism That Works For Everyone? Beware Fake News

Policymakers must stop pretending they can fix broken markets with more and more regulation. Read more

UK GDP Growth Holds Steady As Households Spending Hits Fastest Pace In 12 Months

ONS data confirms UK economy grew 0.4% on a quarterly basis in the three months to the end of September. Read more

Britain Faces Longest Decline In Living Standards In 60 Years

Think tank says Philip Hammond's decision to cut stamp duty is a 'very poor way to boost home ownership'. Read more

UK Energy Prices To Decline Through To 2022 As 'cheap Gas Imports' Rise

Falling demand and lower wholesale gas prices would cut power prices, research suggests. Read more

UK Car Production Picks Up On Higher Overseas Demand

Car output rose 3.5% compared to a year earlier in October to 157,056 units, mainly due to a 5% increase in the number o... Read more