News

  • More than a fifth of UK adults still not looking for work

    Official figures come after controversial plans to cut sickness and disability benefits were announced this week.

  • You’re hired: Lord Sugar signs up to stay on The Apprentice into his 80s

    The businessman and TV personality talks about his life, career, The Apprentice and Donald Trump.

  • Disabled travel access an ’embarrassment’, MPs say

    A report by parliament’s cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are “systematic” across all modes of transport.

  • Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5%

    No change to the Bank rate is expected when policymakers make their announcement at noon.

  • Tesla’s challenges run deeper than ‘toxic’ controversy around Elon Musk

    The company is still valued at more than 100 times its earnings – but it faces problems that experts say go beyond questions around its CEO