Pay continues to grow in UK but faces pressure
Average UK pay rose by 5.9%, official data suggests, while vacancies fell to their lowest since before Covid. Wage growth is slightly ahead of the previous period and was lifted…
Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going
British Steel’s blast furnaces are set to continue running with a delivery of enough raw materials to keep them alight for the “coming weeks” due on Tuesday, the government has…
Biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for 17 years
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images More low-deposit mortgages are available to choose from than at any time since the financial crisis of 2008, according to new figures.…
Parents in Wales ‘punished’ with highest bills
Bethan Lewis Education & Family Correspondent, BBC Wales News BBC Katie Bromley, a mum of three, says the cost of childcare means she is not able to return to work…
US stock markets rise on Trump tariff rollback
US stock markets opened higher on Monday after the White House announced that imports of Chinese-made smartphones and some other electronics devices would be exempted from tariffs. The rollback, issued…
Pram appeal as Coventry baby bank sees rising demand
A city baby bank has issued an urgent appeal for prams and baby travel systems after seeing increasing demand from people in need. Baby Godiva was set up to support…
Households struggling in Medway can claim share of £4m fund
Households in Medway struggling to meet the cost of living can claim a share of £4m. The cash is from the Household Support Fund, introduced in October 2021, which the…
Was China the reason this Caribbean nation faced higher Trump tariff?
Gemma Handy Business reporter Reporting fromSt John’s, Antigua Getty Images Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump’s price hikes will increase the cost of their imports The Caribbean…
In Canada’s car capital of Windsor, auto workers brace for the worst
Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Reporting fromWindsor, Ontario Ali Abbas Ahmadi/BBC Ford workers Kathryn Lawton (L) and Christina Grossi are afraid the tariffs could upend their lives A Lawton has…
What made a billionaire want to buy this fading relic
BBC From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by a Czech billionaire who co-owns a football club and is a major investor in a British…