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The British opposition leader's warning that we will soon be poorer than Poland is disrespectful to this country, to say the least; Keir Starmer should rather look into the reasons for Poland's success, writes his columnist Matthew Lynn on the website of 'The Spectator'.more

Union members at an Amazon distribution centre have begun a second day of industrial action. more

As of tomorrow, March 1, PKP Intercity's ticket prices will drop to levels from before the increase introduced on January 11 this year. Base prices for TLK and IC category connections will be about 11 percent lower on average, while for EIC and EIP categories they will be about 15 percent lower on average.more

Associated British Foods says six-month figures helped by stronger-than-expected clothing performance.more

Sir Keir Starmer has set out his plans for the economy, warning that without new policies the UK risks falling behind eastern European nations.more

Energy bills will rise by an average of £500 a year despite an expected reduction in Ofgem’s price cap, analysts expect. The energy regulator is expected to announce on Monday that it will drop its cap on the amount energy suppliers are able to charge by around £1,000 to £3,295, effective from April 1, according to the latest forecast from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight.more

The richest one percent have earned nearly two-thirds of the wealth created since 2020, or nearly twice as much money as the rest of the world's population, according to a new report by the British organization Oxfam. In addition, each billionaire in the world emits a million times more carbon dioxide than the average person.more

Londoners performed £7.3 billion worth of unpaid overtime work in 2022, far more than any other UK region. Research from the Trades Union Congress based on ONS data covering the third quarter of 2022 found that 16.7% of London workers did unpaid overtime work in 2022, more than any other region in the UK.more

The price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years, new research for the BBC suggests. A standard 500g bag of pasta was 50p two years ago - now it's 95p. We've been tracking the cost of a small basket of 15 everyday essentials. The total has gone up by £5.34 - from £15.79 in 2021 to £21.13 in 2023.more

The mayors of London, Manchester and Liverpool have demanded a freeze in private rents and an eviction ban to tackle the rental crisis faced by millions. more

British Environment Minister Therese Coffey has been accused of being "out of touch" after advising the country's people to "work more" if they can't afford food. The politician also suggested that due to the shortage of vegetables and fruits in stores, "it is worth switching to eating local and generally available turnips".more

Broadband should be made more accessible to people on benefits by encouraging them to use discounted deals designed for them, experts say. They told the Lords Digital Committee's digital exclusion hearings that cutting VAT on broadband could help people who struggle with "digital exclusion".more

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer today outlined "five missions for a better Britain," the priorities of his future government, which, with Labour's steady poll lead, is an increasingly realistic prospect.more

The Government’s surprise decision to end a decade-old investor residency programme – commonly known as a ‘golden visa’ scheme – came after concerns were raised about unvetted applicants and a lack of real job creation.more

New state pension rates are set to come into force on April 6, 2023. The new state pension was first announced in April 2016, with transitional agreements in place that are set to end on April 5, 2023.more

The Chesterford Group's CEO says many prices are stabilising but there are additional costs still feeding through that are yet to be felt by customers seeking out the nation's favourite takeaway dish.more

The UK government saw a surprise surplus in its finances in January despite "substantial spending" to help with energy bills and EU payments. more

Britain's biggest grocer Tesco has agreed to increase its workers' wages by 7%, marking their third pay rise in just 10 months. more

Energy provider Pinergy has become the first energy supplier here to reduce its prices since elevated wholesale costs began to fall on international markets. more

Almost two in three Britons believe Brexit has damaged the UK economy, a new poll for The Independent has found. Some 61 per cent of voters say quitting the EU has made Britain’s economy worse, according to the Savanta survey – with only 13 per cent saying it has improved the economic situation.more

Nearly 15,000 British retail jobs have already been cut since January in a “brutal start to the year” for the high street. A total of 14,874 retail job losses have been announced by companies so far, according to analysis from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR).more

London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is launching a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil free school meals for the next academic year. The mayor's office said it is estimated the one-off funding could help more than 270,000 children in the capital during the 2023-24 academic year.more

A crackdown on unregulated buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes is set to protect around 10 million Britons from borrowing what they cannot afford to pay back, ministers said.more

We’ve seen some whacky London living solutions emerge as rent continues to rise in the capital. more

The National Lottery has revealed where two unclaimed tickets – worth a whopping £1,000,000 each – were bought. more