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Under proposals being examined ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, developers could be required to make financial contributions to local areas or meet energy-use standards in return for faster planning approvals or grid…
Against a febrile backdrop in global markets, the chancellor is facing a delicate balancing act to provide "breathing space" measures to ease the cost of living crisis while increasing growth and sticking to the fiscal…
They are the National Wealth Fund and the British Business Bank, state-funded investment bodies that have rapidly become central to the government's growth strategy. The former chancellor Rachel Reeves handed extra slugs…
The government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme, which launched on Tuesday, could mean thousands more households are able to access low-carbon energy alternative technologies, thanks to loans ranging from £7,500 to up…
Annual house prices fell in 37 out of the 119 postcode areas the property portal tracks between September 2025 and September 2026, with the majority of these areas in southern England and London. Start your trial of…
The two-day extravaganza from Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky kicks off on Friday evening with a card for the juveniles before Saturday night’s action sees the older champions crowned. Charlie Appleby will be hoping…
In the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf (8.15pm), Sun Goddess looks sure to start a short-priced favourite. Aside from her defeat at Royal Ascot, she has carried all before her this season and will be a banker for…
The programme has attracted a backlash from darts fans after it was initially billed as a chance for pub players to take on Littler over one leg of 501 in a bid to win £501,000 – only for a series of well-known players…
Retailers have reported a jump in sales of items linked to preparation for emergencies such as extreme weather or cyber-attacks. The Be Ready campaign was launched last week with the aim of persuading households to lay…
Thousands of family businesses could face being priced out of passing their business down to their offspring should Chancellor John Healey to use his maiden Budget to clamp down on a little-known rule making it easier…