Business

Outgrown uniforms, the need to buy specific items in the summer term and spreading the cost were behind purchases, according to a survey.

Royal Mail has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

The FTSE 100 closed up 30.41 points, 0.3%, at 10,589.99.

Amanda Bryden, head of Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank, said: “Swap rates, which play a significant role in the price of mortgages, continue to be volatile, but while they…

Michael Hewson, at MCH Market Insights, said: “With September to come, and the summer holidays end, there may be an improvement as the business heads into its first quarter, however…

Launching a new business is an exciting time for any budding founder, but it’s also a challenging prospect in a crowded marketplace. And one of the biggest early difficulties for…

Rachel Reeves announced the action to support firms after warning over the lingering impact of the Iran war.

The market is more price sensitive, with landlords ‘needing to be realistic from the outset’, Rightmove said.

The FTSE 100 closed down 49.48 points, 0.5%, at 10,559.58.

Testing Sicilian cannolo recipes is quite the side hustle for an Italian corporate lawyer, based in Shanghai, and a Holborn-based GP. But it’s exactly the mixed career that Matteo Cicero,…