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Britain's finance watchdog cuts back on undercover City probes

Today

The City watchdog has slashed the number of secret investigations it carries out on financial firms despite taking on sweeping powers to protect customers and prevent scandals.

REVEALED: The hidden costs of retirement properties that make them impossible to sell...from laundry fees to sub-letting charges

Today

When Lynn Peters inherited a two-bedroom retirement flat from her parents in December 2023, she hoped to use proceeds from the sale to help her own children get on to the property ladder.

Hotel boss sounds alarm over Labour's attack on job creation and investment

Today

One of Britain's leading hoteliers has warned Labour that 'policy after policy is threatening job creation and investment' - with the young bearing the brunt of the pain.

If Burnham becomes Britain's next Prime Minister, he will inherit a fiscal disaster, says HAMISH MCRAE

Today

We are two months into the new financial year and so far the Government has borrowed £46.3billion, £8.9billion more than the same period in 2025.

Cement bosses in concrete plan to blockade Whitehall as firms warn they could be buried by cheap imports

Today

A tanker emblazoned with the slogan 'Back British Cement' is to arrive in Westminster on July 27 as part of plans drawn up by Breedon Group, one of the UK's biggest cement manufacturers.

Rolls-Royce eyes nuke deals to wean Europe off Russia

Today

Rolls-Royce has already announced agreements to supply the Czech Republic and most recently Sweden, as well as the UK itself, with small modular reactors (SMRs).

Tycoon accused of stealing data from thousands of OnlyFans users

Today

Judging by his Instagram feed it is tempting to conclude crime really does pay for cyber-criminal mastermind Pavlo Kharmanskyi.

Apple faces iPhone tribunal showdown: Millions of consumers could be in line for compensation

Today

The tech giant, led by Tim Cook has repeatedly tried and failed to have the case thrown out since it was launched in 2022, with a hearing taking place next year.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: My dad worked tirelessly to provide for us - here's why Labour's tax assault is now killing such aspiration

Today

Labour's relentless tax assault on workers, small businesses, wealth creators and personal wealth is making it nigh on impossible for the UK economy to move forward.

VIV ANDERSON: I splashed out on a BMW aged 22 - that same car was my worst financial decision

Today

Viv Anderson, 68, won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and was the first black man to represent England at football, going on to earn 30 international caps.

REVEALED: The inheritance tax loophole that's so generous experts warn Rachel Reeves could close it

Today

Wealth planners and financial advisers report their phones are ringing off the hook with families desperate for answers to one question. How can we protect ourselves from new inheritance tax rules?

Former Melrose boss Simon Peckham: Not everyone loves us, but I don't really care

Today

Having made a fortune over two decades with one firm, Melrose, Simon Peckham wants to do it all over again.

United Utilities boss pockets £2.5m despite pollution targets saga

Yesterday

United Utilities has been attacked for illegally dumping millions of litres of raw sewage into Windermere, England's largest freshwater lake.

ALEX BRUMMER: Burnham needs to back enterprise for a fresh start

Yesterday

Despite £75billion of tax increases since July 2024, when Labour was elected, public finances are on a knife edge.

My neighbour's tree roots are lifting up my drive: Can I get my insurer to pursue a claim against him?

Yesterday

Re-laying the drive could cost more than £8,000 and repairing the wall could cost around £2,000. Is my neighbour liable for any of these costs?

Michael O'Leary lines up £133m payday in deal to stay at Ryanair until 2032

Yesterday

Under the deal, the 65-year-old will be granted lucrative share options subject to him remaining at the group until April 2032.

Gilt yields spike amid fears of lurch to the Left under Burnham

Yesterday

Yields on ten-year government bonds, known as gilts, climbed from 4.76 per cent to around 4.85 per cent. Bond yields rise when their prices fall.

How much would you make if you took a year's state pension now and invested it for 40 years?

Yesterday

A new proposal to give young people a lump sum of £12,500 in return for delaying their state pension by a year got Britain talking. Would it be a good idea to take it?

Compact home in prestigious London mews featured in two 1960s films goes up for sale

Yesterday

The homes were first built as stables to serve the large mansion houses that line Holland Park, but today they are home to a much more well-heeled clientele.

Should you ask for an early inheritance? This is Money Podcast

Friday

The two simple ways to avoid huge IHT bills are to spend your money or give it away early. So is it time families started discussing this more?

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