Personal Finance & Investing
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Top Yorkshire business group calls for cut in National Insurance for under 25s
A call to cut National Insurance contributions for under-25s has been made ahead of next Wednesday's Budget.
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Scottish salmon farm operator reports loss of £64 million
Bakkafrost Scotland has reported deepening losses to £64 million.
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Opportunity of a lifetime
BUSINESSiQ Editor Mike Hughes meets Cllr Joe Quinn, Portfolio Holder for Planning, Investments and Assets at Durham County Council, to talk about one of the most exciting development opportunities in the country.
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Burnham: UK must end ‘moral failure’ of Neets crisis
The prime minister laid out his plans to end the ‘moral failure’ of youth unemployment
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Yorkshire is losing the businesses it can least afford to lose - Conrad Ford
Established businesses are the backbone of Yorkshire's economy. Employing between 5 and 249 people, they account for 34 per cent of private sector employment across Yorkshire and the Humber. Yet their numbers have fallen by almost 3 per cent since 2023.
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Expensive, confusing and unfair: Why Scotland's business rates need reform
Cost, confusion and complexity. Why The Herald has launched its Reset the Rates campaign
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Fountains Abbey prepares to host two-day Christmas market
A two-day Christmas artisan market is returning to Fountains Abbey next month.
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Russia to be invited to G20 finance summit in Edinburgh despite European tensions
Last week, the UK Government announced that finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies will gather in Scotland’s capital.
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RHASS finance director wins CFO of the Year after financial turnaround
Nicky Wood of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has won CFO of the Year after helping return the organisation to surplus.
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Majority of Americans think Donald Trump is using presidency to enrich himself, new poll finds – live
Trump’s approval rating reaches new low; 66% of Americans think Trump is using position of power for monetary gain, including 34% of Republicans
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Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains ‘costing UK £4.4bn a year’
Exclusive: Report says a supply chain law would cost less than a tenth of what is lost to the economy, and would also both protect us from shocks like the El Niño while protecting low-income workers
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Thanks, AI: The PlayStation 6 could be priced over $1,000 as leaker claims its memory and storage alone cost Sony $680 thanks to the AI-drive component crisis
The component crisis could push the PS6 over $1,000, with just two parts allegedly costing Sony $680.
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£7.9m coastal monitoring procurement to begin before funding is approved
THE procurement of services for a £7.9 million coastal monitoring programme will begin before government funding has been approved, amid concerns that delays could result in the loss of vital erosion and flooding data.
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France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors
Difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widens after violence breaks out
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China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand
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Opportunity of a lifetime
BUSINESSiQ Editor Mike Hughes meets Cllr Joe Quinn, Portfolio Holder for Planning, Investments and Assets at Durham County Council, to talk about one of the most exciting development opportunities in the country.
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North East family-run company plans expansion after turnover passes £1m
Castle Eden’s Gridmark Survey, a North East surveying firm, grows to £1m turnover with 16 staff and plans to recruit an operations manager.
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Rare Royal Mint 50p coin sells for more than 400 times face value on eBay
A rare 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £213.50 on eBay after drawing 18 bids, fetching more than 400 times its original face value.
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Cryptomining
Discover more about Cryptomining with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Opening date announced for Richmond Library’s new base
Library users in Richmond will benefit from more modern, fit-for-purpose services as a relocation of the town’s facility is planned for next month.
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No publishers wanted Outlast because they'd 'rather invest $50,000 in 10 mobile games' so Red Barrels relied on public investment programs and their own savings instead
"Everything was on the line" during Outlast's development.
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Top Yorkshire business group calls for cut in National Insurance for under 25s
A call to cut National Insurance contributions for under-25s has been made ahead of next Wednesday's Budget.
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Pub closures, whisky taxes and the scramble for Budget support
Scottish pubs are closing at an alarming rate as the hospitality industry calls for tax relief and government support ahead of the UK and Scottish Budgets.
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China's economy grew 4.5% in the previous quarter, better than forecasts
China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago, moving closer to meeting its official annual growth target as the year nears its end
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Spain’s pension bill is growing: who will pay as election looms?
Spain’s pension system is not bankrupt, but increasingly relies on state funding. Social Security ended 2025 with a deficit of 0.4% of GDP after €47.8 billion in state transfers. Research institute Fedea puts the underlying deficit, excluding those transfers, at 4.15% of GDP.
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£19 million hospital unit remains SHUT 18 months after planned opening
The building has never entered clinical use.
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Value for money? Reform UK councillor on cycle superhighway 10th anniversary
The route has recently come under scrutiny from Bradford Council's Reform UK administration.
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Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group finds
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Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund
Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value
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eBay boss issues warning to Labour government over online tax crackdown
Chancellor John Healey plans to use his upcoming Budget to make digital platforms directly responsible for collecting VAT owed by all merchants trading on their sites
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Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day, says Rightmove
More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.
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UK profit warnings soar to two year high ahead of autumn Budget
Almost a fifth of list companies, 17 per cent, have issued at least one profit warning over the past 12 months
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Online tax crackdown must not ‘unfairly’ hit small UK businesses, eBay boss says
Chancellor John Healey is expected to reform the way tax is collected on online marketplaces as part of his upcoming Budget.
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UK profit warnings jump to highest since 2024 ahead of Budget
EY’s latest profit warning report showed that 65 UK-listed companies warned over profits in the three months to the end of September.
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£3,575 jump in the average price tag on a home in October – Rightmove
Rightmove said the number of new potential buyers contacting agents about properties is 9 per cent lower than a year ago
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Leaked AI safety bill from Anthropic only requires government intervention if 50+ injuries or $1 billion are at risk
Claude, finish drafting my single-use ray gun which can only vaporize $999 million worth of stuff and/or 49 people.
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Cut benefits to fund work support for young people, says Neet review author Alan Milburn
Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed ‘if we are going to end the Neet crisis’
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Retirees turn to ‘lesser-known’ stipend to help gap between work and pensions
Financial firms are seeing a surge of interest in fixed-term annuities
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Check your wallet: some 2-euro coins are worth far more
They may say two euros, but collectors sometimes pay many times that amount: rare editions and striking minting errors can turn small change into sought-after treasures. #EuropeNews
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Marco Rubio arrives in Uzbekistan for C5+1 talks
The US secretary of state will meet the foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries on Monday under the C5+1 format. Trade, investment, critical minerals and security are expected to feature in discussions, while more than 200 American business executives accompany the visit.
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Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated
Scrutiny committee looks into financing of Manchester Life project as PM promises ‘full transparency’
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Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model
Would this be enough to keep an AI model from going out of control?
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£650k County Durham cottage comes with annexe, acre of land and endless potential
Explore Sycamore Court, Rowley: a £650,000 stone cottage near Consett with three bedrooms, self-contained annexe, garage, one acre of grounds and no chain.
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DWP Christmas bonus - pensioners and benefit claimants will get extra bank payment
Millions of pensioners and benefit claimants could receive the DWP Christmas bonus. Find out which benefits qualify and when payments are due.
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Scots farmers warn UK food security is at risk as imports soar to £67.8bn
Scottish farmers warn UK food security is at risk as domestic production falls to 60, food imports reach £67.8bn and farm profits remain under pressure.
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Listen John, taking Andy Burnham's olive branch may actually grant you indyref2
A Labour government in Westminster should always have been a problem for the SNP, especially a deflated, too-long-in-government SNP which had failed to deliver on many of the left-wing policies it had promised. But Keir Starmer was so deeply unpopular north of the border he failed to lay a blow
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Stamp prices face fresh scrutiny as Ofcom steps in over Royal Mail
Ofcom proposes keeping the second-class stamp price cap at 91p until March 2028. Find out why the decision has been delayed and what Royal Mail says.
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The 6 household items to avoid leaving on standby that adds £11 a year to bills
Uswitch has broken down the cost of leaving household items on standby overnight, such as TVs and game consoles
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Liquid Swords, developer of open-city crime sim Samson, has gone bankrupt following staff claims that they haven't been paid in two months
The administrator is currently seeking a buyer for the studio and its assets.
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Condé Nast’s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out
Magazine group points to restructuring bill but says it ‘remains profitable in the UK for another year’
