UK banks’ trust account exodus cuts lifeline for disabled people, says charity

Customers face ‘severe consequences’ as banks and building societies close accounts typically set up to help vulnerable people

Jewellery, buttons and a conceptual bra: how the Royal Mint boss found a new source of money

As the coin minting trade has waned, the venerable institution has moved into new businesses

Exclusive: unions could back legal action against firms such as Harrods that levy a charge that is not passed on to staff

Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation

Residents of a blighted London block have been trapped in their homes by a swirl of events, as government attempts to reform the law drag on

Workers in family-run businesses earn less on average and have fewer opportunities to progress into senior jobs

Nothing seems to stop the relentless march of property values, even with a stamp duty increase looming

Readers say doorstep theft is a ‘nightmare’, but some thieves have not got what they expected in parcels

Company went into bankruptcy in January 2023 under $1.7bn in debt, but remaining $800m too much to overcome

British retailers anticipate some of the biggest shopping days of the year with people ‘clearly leaving it late’

Total value of parcels stolen estimated at £376m, with Black Friday and run-up to Christmas the worst periods

I paid Royal Mail £14 postage but AN Post returned the parcel for not having the correct customs declaration

Water bill increases are at about the level most firms requested – but not so for beleagured Southern and Thames

The average bill is to rise by 36% over five years. Here’s what each firm will charge, and how they will spend the cash

Regulator says it will claw back £131m in ‘unjustified’ payments as it announces companies can increase bills by 36% by 2030