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Former science and technology secretary promoted in reshuffle to continue UK efforts to revitalise trade relationship with ChinaThe UK’s new business secretary, Peter Kyle, will fly to Beijing this week...

Industrialist and philanthropist who served as deputy speaker of the House of Lords for two yearsThe steel magnate Swraj Paul, Lord Paul, who has died aged 94, fostered a reputation...

Businesses’ hopes rise that Labour will water down employment bill after Rayner’s departure

Action will bring services to early finish on Sunday and close underground entirely for four days from MondayTube users have been urged to check before travelling this week as strikes...

Milda Mitkutė tells the BBC how a simple idea to sell her unwanted clothes became a billion dollar business.

Twelve months since Brian Niccol took the top job and promised change, the union and CEO are still at loggerheadsIt’s been a year since Brian Niccol took the top job...

President alters demands on a whim, and although investors are averting eyes for now, risks rise with each chaotic weekDonald Trump observed blithely last week that if his cherished tariff...

Councils across the UK are issuing alerts to residents about the latest SMS con now gaining tractionThe text arrives out of the blue stating you have received a penalty charge...

Issue creates clear dividing line between left and right, as populists target voters with vow to scrap levyIt is the issue that has set the Norwegian general election alight: whether...

OBR spreadsheets, bond markets, and backbench unhappiness on cuts will all influence the chancellor's thinking.

OBR spreadsheets, bond markets, and backbench unhappiness on cuts will all influence the chancellor's thinking.

As workers feel the pressure and more people tune in to Reform, Starmer risks losing union members’ support, Graham saysLabour’s most powerful union backer has warned that Keir Starmer is...

Peter Kyle, the new business and trade secretary, has pledged to deliver an "ambitious" growth agenda, telling the bosses of some of Britain's biggest companies that he wants the government...

Older people would save anyway if state support was more limited, and overhaul of council tax would net billions moreRachel Reeves could stop giving money away if she wants to...

Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their contentWhen the chief executive of the Financial Times suggested at a media...

It’s not just landlords: many flatmates are now imposing draconian rules. But the real problem is a system that pits tenants against each otherLast week, I came across a flurry...

August’s report gave signs of a cooling labor market with negative job numbers for the first time since 2020 – here’s what we learnedA closely watched report on US jobs...

Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the tax row that brought down the now former deputy prime ministerAngela Rayner’s political stock had never been higher.After a difficult summer for the...

Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%.

We’d like to hear from UK staff and bosses about their experiences of tech monitoring at workBig city firms such as Lloyd’s of London and PwC use employee pass swipes...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after failing to pay enough tax on a flat in Hove.

Court has already dramatically limited ability of lower courts to issue injunctions to pause administration policies across the USUS politics live – latest updatesThis week’s dramatic court ruling that Donald...

The investment minister appointed by Sir Keir Starmer less than a year ago is to quit her role, dealing a fresh blow to the government's fledgling industrial strategy.

Britain's biggest holiday parks operator is lining up an American investment firm to provide hundreds of millions of pounds of funding firepower as it eyes opportunities to consolidate the market.

Once worth £5bn, Asos dropped out of the FTSE 250 this week and other brands face sharp competition in a tough marketOnce the feared enemy of the high street and...

Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are beautiful tourist destinations, but off their coasts is a darker hidden reality, where overfishing and unregulated catches are rife and fishers face exploitation and...

From a Grade II-listed 18th-century house in Wiltshire to a mid-century home in Harrow-on-the-Hill, London Continue reading...

The Facebook founder's namesake in Indiana says he has lost business because his social accounts keep getting shut.

We would like to hear whether people still carry wallets and, if so, what they have inside themFewer than half of British people now carry a wallet, even though 80%...

Three students share their savvy tips for saving money at university.

TUC boss Paul Nowak says the chancellor should not take "anything off the table" ahead of November Budget.

A new survey finds less than half of British people now carry a wallet – even though 80% own oneName: The wallet.Age: The word originates from the late 14th century,...

Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platformsWhen Danny bought tickets to see Deftones in Crystal Palace Park he was not expecting to...

He explains how some women could be owed thousands of pounds in relation to their state pension.