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Getty Images A major shake-up of workers’ rights is on its way, but the reforms proposed are still being worked out and it is still unclear how some will work in practice. Changes could still be made before most of […]

As the conflict across the Middle East widens, rising oil prices are being closely watched. The cost of oil affects everything from the price of food at the supermarket to how much it costs to fill up your car. The

An accounting system used by Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced is likely to have also been faulty, an investigation has found. A report said “there was a reasonable likelihood” that the IT system, called Capture,

Almost seven in 10 Post Office sub-postmasters have experienced an “unexplained discrepancy” on the Horizon IT system since January 2020, a survey has revealed. It suggests faults remain in newer versions of the accountancy system still used by the Post

Next said a sharp rise in overseas sales has been helped by the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and TikTok “exposing” people to international fashion trends. The High Street retailer reported that overseas revenue jumped by 23% in the first

Interest rates are expected to be held at 5% by the Bank of England on Thursday. The decision at midday comes after it was revealed inflation, which measures the rate UK consumer prices are rising at, remained at 2.2% last

Royal Mail has announced it will hike the price of first-class stamps by 30p due to “very real and urgent” financial challenges. The increase, which will kick in from 7 October, will see the price of a first-class stamp rise

Raising the windfall tax on the UK’s oil and gas companies will hit the government’s main goal of growing the economy, the industry has warned. Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said the planned hike would cause investment in the sector to

Train driver strikes at London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have been called off following last-ditch talks between union and company officials. Some 450 drivers at the company had planned to walk out every weekend until mid-November over what the union