Lloyds profits double to £2bn as it benefits from mortgage boom A booming mortgage market and an economic recovery that made it less likely that Covid-hit...
Rishi Sunak defends halving domestic flight taxes in Cop26 run-up Rishi Sunak has defended cutting domestic flight taxes in the run-up to next week’s Cop26 summit,...
France to use ‘language of force’ in post-Brexit fishing rights row Clément Beaune, has said Paris will “now use the language of force” in an escalation...
John Lewis pulls controversial advert for being ‘potentially misleading’ It was attacked as everything from a crass cultural lecture to a treatise on sexism. John Lewis’s...
Brexit worse for the UK economy than Covid pandemic, OBR says The impact of Brexit on the UK economy will be worse than that caused by...
Treasury could raise £16bn a year if shares and property were taxed like salaries The treasury could raise an extra £16bn a year if the low...
Owen Paterson to fight to avoid suspension for breaking lobbying rules Owen Paterson, the Tory MP found to have committed an “egregious” breach of lobbying rules,...
Tom Hanks hails Edinburgh bookseller ‘hero’ for his dedication to typewriters An Edinburgh bookseller and Scotland’s only typewriter mechanic has been hailed a hero by Tom...
Almost 1m Tripadvisor reviews in 2020 found to be fraudulent Almost 1m reviews submitted for inclusion on Tripadvisor – equivalent to 3.6% of the total –...
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen calls for urgent external regulation Mark Zuckerberg “has unilateral control over 3 billion people” due to his unassailable position at the top...