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Burnham on borrowed time as Britain pays higher rate of interest to fund its debt than any other large developed country, says HAMISH MCRAE

Today

Higher for longer. That's the only sensible assumption to make about the path for UK interest rates.

Top Tory calls for 'urgent' probe into HSBC freezing savings to appease Beijing

Today

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel said the bank's denial of withdrawal requests was 'wholly wrong' and was being done to 'appease Beijing'.

Queen of the property scene: Grainger boss Dame Helen Gordon is unruffled by Mike Ashley and raider Boaz Weinstein

Today

Helen Gordon seems very calm, given not one but two of the City's most aggressive predators have taken stakes in Grainger, the property company she runs.

Manfred Mann's Mike d'Abo: I wrote Handbags & Gladrags in the 1960s... but by the '80s had next to nothing in my bank

Today

Mike d'Abo rose to fame in 1966, replacing Paul Jones as lead singer of Manfred Mann and notching up seven top-ten hits.

Aldi boss Giles Hurley blasts rivals' 'phoney' loyalty deals

Today

Giles Hurley threw his support behind the Prime Minister's plan to crack down on what he called 'invented reductions' saying enforcement must be 'rigorous and targeted'.

Reckitt faces court showdown over baby formula claims

Today

Consumer goods giant Reckitt is set to face a US courtroom showdown tomorrow in the latest round of a class action lawsuit connected to its baby formula products.

How the wheels came off at Aston Martin: James Bond car maker locked in row with investors over 'secret' offshore debt deal

Today

Auditions are under way for a new James Bond - and Slow Horses star Jack Lowden is among those tipped to replace Daniel Craig after his 15 years in the coveted role as the fictional spy.

Tesco chief Ken Murphy regains pay gap crown

Today

Ken Murphy's £10.8m package was 420 times what the average Tesco worker earned last year, The Financial Mail on Sunday's annual audit of boardroom pay has found.

How to make sure you get care-home funding and never have to sell your house: Maria won £510,000 to look after her mum. Here are the exact steps she took

Today

When Maria Espocito placed her mother in a care home, she knew she would need help covering fees of thousands of pounds every month. She feared she would have to sell the family home.

BP looks to Venezuela after quitting North Sea

Yesterday

BP has secured a drilling licence off the coast of Venezuela, just two weeks after abandoning the North Sea.

Our neighbourhood WhatsApp group has turned toxic... do we have tell the people buying our home?

Yesterday

Unfortunately, a minor dispute over parking on the group, turned into a spat, with others piling in with their view and the group has now turned toxic.

Reading FC bidder banned by FCA over £170m portfolio lie

Yesterday

Paul Taylor forged documents to show he owned a £170m bond portfolio during both sets of negotiations, the Financial Conduct Authority said.

Why choosing UK bonds offers a bulletproof shield against market chaos and inflation

Yesterday

Mention gilts and people tend to look either bored or afraid. Many investors think these bonds issued by the Government lack the thrill factor.

Aviva boss urges Healey to stop Budget 'kite-flying' and rule out tax raid on pensions

Yesterday

Rachel Reeves, Chancellor at the time, eventually left the limit on how much could be taken from a pension pot tax-free at £268,275.

Amanda Blanc hails Mail after US predator targets elderly

Yesterday

The Daily Mail has been praised for highlighting a US predator's efforts to buy Aviva shares on the cheap from its private investors.

Horseracing in Britain could need private equity treatment, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

It is unhelpful that Labour's woke obsession means that it is driving another nail into the coffin of the sport in a country that loves a wager.

Best hybrid car deals: Ten biggest savings of up to £13,300 on models that mix petrol and electric power

Yesterday

With discounts of between 15.5% and 24.6%, car buyers can save thousands of pounds on a new hybrid car - if they know where to look. Here's a countdown of the 10 best deals right now.

Five areas with the biggest petrol price gap within a 10 mile radius as fuel costs hit an Iran conflict peak

Yesterday

Petrol prices in the UK are teetering on a downturn after more than a month of rises.

How to check if your gold jewellery is real and what all the hallmarks mean... pawnbroker expert reveals all the tricks of the trade

Yesterday

James Constantinou, founder of Prestige Pawnbrokers, told This is Money why gold's gone up in price, how gold jewellery hallmarks work and what gold purity is.