UK factory orders stagnate in March as manufacturers lose steam
UK factory orders stagnated in March because of a significant drop in new business from abroad.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey of 468...
Average UK household set to owe £10,000 in unsecured debt by 2016
The average UK household is on track to owe nearly £10,000 in unsecured debt (including personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts) by the end...
SNP would call the shots over a minority Labour government, Salmond said
Scottish National Party former leader Alex Salmond, in what looked like a powerful propaganda weapon for the Tories, said the SNP would use its...
Flying drone used to smuggle drugs into prison
Inmates at Bedford Prison could be receiving drugs, mobile phones, knives and other objects carried by flying drones, after staff saw a miniature remote-controlled...
UK bank levy increase could tempt banks to move out of London
The UK recently said that it will increase its annual bank levy by more than a quarter to £3.7 billion.
The bank levy, which is...
Richard III to get proper burial 500 years later in Leicester
Richard III was buried in a hastily dug grave in 1485 in Leicester, England. On Sunday, March 22, 2015, he will be getting a...
UK Government borrowing in February down a third on last year
UK Government borrowing in February 2015 was down a third on February 2014, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)....
Donation that ‘bought’ access to Nick Clegg referred to Electoral Commission
Allegations that a donation accepted from the ‘stepfather’ of a Daily Telegraph journalist pretending to be a businessman has prompted the Liberal Democrats to...
Fed signals that it is not ready to start raising rates
The Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday that it is not ready to start raising rates, despite dropping the word “patient” from its latest statement.
It said...
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down, according to an email sent to investors by CEO Travis Kalanick. The letters CFO stand for Chief...