Plus, Mandelson becomes the UK’s man in Washington while political and business leaders debate AI developments in Paris ...

House prices are at a record high in the UK, says Halifax. Home prices rose 4.7 per cent last year, according to the Nationwide House Price Index; in London, a mystery buyer dropped £139mn on a Regent ...

Founded in 1987, the SXSW event in Austin, Texas is known for launching the careers of music acts, from Florence and the Machine to Billie Eilish and The White Stripes. Music will feature prominently ...

Tax advisers are urging wealthy Britons to consider life assurance as a way to reduce inheritance tax and help future generations pay the levy, a practice that has until now flown under the radar.

Curbing tax breaks on popular savings product would reduce funding for mortgages and business loans, UK chancellor warned ...

If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing ...

The closely watched core inflation measure, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to come in at 0.3 ...

Nigel Farage has revealed that Reform UK's membership has soared past 200,000 – as he set his sights on overtaking the size ...

Nigel Farage claimed that Conservatives have less than 130,000 members, while Reform UK have more than 200,000 .

A British junior minister was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday and suspended from the governing Labour Party over WhatsApp messages which the minister said were \"badly misjudged\".

As Donald Trump wields the threat of tariffs on EU and even UK goods, which industries would be worst affected and could the two trading partners develop closer ties? Data correspondent Alicja Hagopia ...

Barclays shares have carried on where they left off in 2024, by climbing far faster than the FTSE 100. Harvey Jones wonders ...