Thousands more eligible for financial help with court fees
income threshold for ‘Help with Fees’ scheme increased intervention will support even more families through rising cost of living £80...
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OECD: CAP must address gender bias and generational renewal
The EU agriculture sector is undergoing structural change but needs to address gender bias, generational renewal and labour issues, according...
The strange death of corporate Britain
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Corporate Britain is dying. But it is not a natural death. By forcing inherently uncertain long-term pension promises to become — at least notionally — certain, huge damage has been inflicted on UK capital markets and done to the country’s corporate sector. It is too late to undo the damage of opportunities foregone. It is not too late to stop inflicting more harm in the future.I have written several columns on UK...
What impact can the Israel/Hamas war have on oil?
A war between Islamist group Hamas and Israel poses one of the most significant geopolitical risks to oil markets since...
New Winter Fuel Payment update for older people due up to £600 from next month
Millions of cash-strapped pensioners are due to receive a one-off payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to...
Unifor’s tentative deal with General Motors: All the details
Unifor, the union that represents autoworkers in Canada, released the details Saturday of its tentative agreement with General Motors, which...
Crash kills ex-Rhode Island state trooper who guarded VIPs
On a road in Iraq, a live bomb waited to blow up as a convoy of American private security contractors...
Learn the secrets of the UK’s SIPP millionaires
Image source: Getty Images A Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) can be a great way to build up a nice fat...
Letters to the editor – October 14, 2023
Waiting for pensioners to die I am a former civil servant with a social service pension (SSP), which, for 2022,...
Why are United Auto Workers in Jacksonville on strike?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dozens of Jacksonville United Auto Workers are on strike, demanding increased pay and changes to the company’s...
