Full-fat milk sales rise as UK’s appetite for low-calorie options cools Whole milk, full-fat yoghurt and blocks of butter in demand as shoppers go back to basics to avoid processed food
UK house prices rise for fifth straight month but market ‘softening’ Increase in January of 0.1% on previous month but annual rate slows to 4.1%, says Nationwide
Lloyds Banking Group to shut another 136 UK high street branches Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close as group accelerates shift to digital and mobile banking
London house sales at highest level since before Brexit vote, says Foxtons Estate agent reports that revenues and profits for 2024 beat market forecasts
Waitrose won’t pay my claim after a £5,000 car park trolley crash A snake of shopping carts ran into my car, but the insurance payout has been delayed – and my premiums have soared
Average private rents in Great Britain fall for first time since 2019 Typical advertised rent outside London dipped £3 to £1,341 a month in final quarter of 2024, says Rightmove
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London mansion formerly owned by Saudi royals sells for £139m The Holme in Regent’s Park, which has 40 bedrooms, was put on the market two years ago for £250m
What is DEI and why is Trump opposed to it? What the pushback against a more equal society could mean for a world fraught with power imbalances
Google agrees to crack down on fake reviews for UK businesses Tech company will issue ‘warning’ alerts on profiles of firms that manipulate star ratings, says CMA
Chichester least affordable area outside London for first-time buyers, data shows Homes in the city cost 8.5 times the annual earnings of the typical full-time worker, Nationwide says
Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap
Rachel Reeves denies Labour hindering consumer interests in car loans scandal Chancellor under pressure from lenders and lobbyists that say huge compensation bill could harm motor finance market
Salzburg loses exclusive claim to famous Mozart chocolates Austria’s souvenir Mozartkugeln will no longer be made in composer’s home city after factory bankruptcy
Adele blighted sale of former West Sussex home by calling it ‘scary’, says vendor Adele rented Grade II-listed house for six months and is named in planning document as owner says he can’t find buyer