Drivers are being urged not to travel on major routes for six hours on Friday and Saturday, with record levels of Christmas holiday traffic expected to cause long queues on Britain’s roads. The
Voters have broadly accepted that the £40bn in tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s first budget are “necessary” to improve public services, despite the majority expecting to be worse off as a result, according
Fifty economists and policy experts have issued a warning to Rachel Reeves that encouraging the City to expand could threaten financial stability and jeopardise growth. The chancellor has called the UK’s financial services
British Columbia Canada Post says operations will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 17 after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work. Canada Post says Canada Industrial Relations Board decided company and
This is a crucial week for the water industry. Regulator Ofwat will on Thursday give its “final determination” on how much bills will rise over the next five years. Before then, Britain’s largest
Bitcoin has surged to a new record high, extending a rally that has seen the cryptocurrency’s price rise by more than 50% since Donald Trump’s victory in the 5 November election. The world’s
Getty Images Falling turkey and Brussels sprout prices mean Christmas dinner will cost a little less at the supermarket checkout this year. The price of Brussels sprouts has fallen by 12%, while a
BBC Climate change and more resilient grapes are helping Denmark and Sweden build a winemaking sector Sipping a glass of local wine is likely not what springs to mind when visiting Scandinavia, but
Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images The sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire has been approved by the government. The £3.6 billion takeover by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group will be
The resignation of the high-profile CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, was the latest sign of the ongoing crisis afflicting some of the world’s most famous carmakers, as they negotiate the historic transition to