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A 10% deposit on a first-time buyer property equates to £15,000 or less in around 10% of local authorities, Nationwide said.

Analysts Cornwall Insight said energy bills over the summer were said to be higher than it had forecast prior to conflict in the Middle East.

UK natural gas prices eased back a little in early trading on Friday, having jumped more than a fifth on Thursday.

“Higher oil and gas prices would lift North Sea revenues, and stronger inflation could boost receipts from VAT and frozen tax allowances, but those gains would likely be outweighed by…

The Office for National Statistics said public sector borrowing stood at £14.3 billion in February – £2.2 billion higher than a year ago.

The FTSE 100 index closed down 241.79 points, 2.4%, at 10,063.50.

A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley – which owns the Galaxy, M&Ms and Maltesers brands – also told Which?: “We always aim to absorb rising costs wherever possible, however, ongoing pressures,…

Asked if he has a message for US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and “whoever’s in charge in Tehran”, Mr Bailey said: “The best thing we can…

For many small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), the beginning of spring means one thing – the end of the financial year, and a rush to get everything in order. It’s…

Lucian Cook, head of residential research at property firm Savills, said: “Hopes of easing inflation and future rate cuts have been knocked back by renewed pressure on oil prices, with…