Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data reveals fixed mortgage rates have fallen across the spectrum and the average shelf-life of a mortgage rose month-on-month. Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals fell month-on-month by 0.21% and 0.18% respectively.
Poll reveals that three-quarters of people on zero-hours contracts have experienced financial difficulty due to lack of work Survey shows "one-sided nature" of zero-hours contracts with shifts cancelled regularly and people feeling they have to work when unwell. TUC says forthcoming Employment Rights Bill is "badly needed" to drive up employment standards and to make work pay.
Lambs (2,476) averaged £63.87 (up £15.92 on the year) and sold to £134 gross for a texel lamb from 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir. Feeding sheep (226) sold to £98 gross for a beltex cross ewe from 2B Penifiler, Foreland.
New analysis shows more than a million employees didn't get any of the paid holiday they were entitled to last year - with BME employees hardest hit. Union body says Tory failures on labour market enforcement have allowed bad bosses to exploit staff .
A top 10 list of security tips for business to follow. 1 Conduct a risk assessment - This will look at the threats the organisation might face and how likely they are.
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (September 5th) sold 10,060 Store lambs. Cheviot wedder lambs (7,229) averaged £69.28 (up £11.24) and sold to £113 gross from Little Cuiltburn, Braes of Balnabeen.
Cheviot Lambs (583) averaged £68.98 (+£10.67 on the year) and sold to £98 gross from Midfearn Farms, Ardgay. Texel and Texel Cross Lambs (1,891) averaged £86.50 (+£11.17 on the year) and sold to £127 gross Achnahaugh, East Langwell.
The higher education sector in the UK is in financial crisis. Over 60 institutions have announced severance or redundancy programmes, and around 40% expect to be in deficit in 2023-24.
For a clear signal that the cost of living is still biting for many, you just need to look at how business is booming at the UK's largest pawnbroker, H&T. The company recently reported a 12.5% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.9 million for the first half of 2024.
The UK's devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland need proper powers to tax or they will always be governing with one arm tied behind their backs. Without such powers devolved government is a sham - and so too is the so-called United Kingdom.
The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a four-day working week. On the surface, it appears to be a bold step.
A look at prospects for UK house prices in both the short and long-term..
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray has issued a statement identifying racism as a significant public health challenge, and a key cause of health inequalities. Echoing the First Minister and other Scottish Government ministers' comments on racism in the wake of recent violence in other parts of the United Kingdom, the Health Secretary has outlined various measures, including asking health boards to develop and deliver their own anti-racism plans.
Platinum Group Metals Recycling Ltd and its only director, Edvars Stancik, have been found guilty of illegally trading in catalytic convertors in Lincolnshire. Stancik formerly of St Thomas Court, Long Sutton, failed to attend a trial at Lincoln Crown Court on his own behalf or that of his company.
From the BBC highlighting the new charges from 7 October 2024. Royal Mail has announced it will hike the price of first-class stamps by 30p due to "very real and urgent" financial challenges.
Education has not been a prominent part of the election debates, and further education even less so. But as Sandra McNally, Guglielmo Ventura and Gill Wyness argue, economic growth depends on paying much more attention to education, especially for the half of pupils who do not go to university.
The UK has trained more than 45,000 Ukrainian recruits since Putin began his illegal full-scale invasion in 2022. The UK will train further cohorts of Ukrainian men and women to become soldiers on British soil, as part of this new government's commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
UK to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) through £162 million contract to boost Ukraine's air defences. The UK will supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) systems to Ukraine to boost the country's air defence capabilities, as part of the new government's commitment to Ukraine.
An interesting series recorded in 2022 about the Libor scandal which related to fraud manipulating the Libor interest rates affecting rate all around the world. Andy Verity for the BBC has audio recordings, kept secret for years, which reveal evidence that could upend the received version of the biggest scandal since the financial crash.
According to the recent Big Scottish Scam Survey, some of the most common scams experienced by Scottish consumers are so-called 'Hello Mum/Dad' scams. This is when a scammer poses as a family member or friend and sends messages via text or WhatsApp to ask you to transfer money to pay an urgent bill or invoice.
