Business News
- Starmer to set out support plan for heating oil costsHouseholds have faced a sharp rise in the cost of heating oil since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
- Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflationHoumous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living.
- Firms to be paid to hire unemployed young peoplePayments of £3,000 for each 18-24 year old given a job are among proposals to tackle youth unemployment being announced later.
- Banknotes, beavers and a very British backlashPoliticians are furious Churchill will be replaced on banknotes. The RSPCA wants rats and pigeons to feature.
- Steelworks costing £1.3m a day to runThe government spent £377m to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe site operating, according to a report.
- Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontlineThe war-torn country is battling to secure crucial funding from the IMF and EU, as well as putting up taxes.
