Long or short Covid? The true state of the UK economy
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s potentially pivotal pandemic Budget, Ben Chu examines how bad things got for the British patient in 2020 – and the prognosis...
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Halfords looks like a contender for king of the mountains jersey as it powers over pandemic hill
Companies usually like to use Budget week to put out bad news, writes James Moore, but Halfords has done the opposite...
Emirates’ cunning plan to fill empty seats: sell extra space at check-in
A row of three seats on a return UK-Dubai flight could cost £700, including the original ticket...
Aviva becomes first major insurer to commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2040
One of UK’s largest investors will sell shares in companies that fail to align themselves with Paris Climate Agreement...
Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than electric counterparts, report says
Around 30kg of raw material are lost over lifecyle of lithium ion battery compared with 17,000 litres of oil...
Now is not the time to hike taxes, but Rishi Sunak is still going to talk about it
The chancellor has talked about the need for an ‘honest conversation’ about Britain’s battered public finances. Here’s what may be in his sights...
Seven years late: the flexible rail season ticket
‘Part-time workers have long complained they have to pay the full price for season tickets.’ the then-rail minister said in September 2013...
If we want true gender equality in the boardroom, we must go beyond box-ticking
While the number of all-male boards in the FTSE350 dropping to zero is a major milestone, the City can’t clap itself on the back just...
What can we expect from Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Analysis: Some think the 3 March fiscal event from the Chancellor could prove a pivotal moment for the economy. So what should we look out...
Sainsbury’s becomes latest supermarket to announce pay rises for staff
Supermarket chain says wage hike is third since Covid pandemic hit...