Payday Loans To Be Capped By Government

The cost of payday loans will be capped under new laws by early 2015, the Government has announced. The industry has been criticised over the affordability of the loans and the way they are marketed, with critics claiming the firms take advantage of...

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Clegg: Too Many Mums 'Shoved Aside' At Work

The problem of mothers feeling "shoved aside" in the workplace is "far too common" and also bad for the economy, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. The Liberal Democrats leader said there was a need to dramatically change working practices to...

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Former Co-op Chairman Released On Police Bail

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans for an independent inquiry into the Co-operative Bank's near collapse, as its former chairman was released by police. The review uses new powers under the Financial Services Act and follows calls from Prime...

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Dreamliner Warning After Plane Engines Ice Up

Boeing has warned airlines to avoid flying some Dreamliner planes near high-level thunderstorms due to a risk of engine icing problems. The warning applies to 15 carriers who have 747-8 and 787 Dreamliners with engines made by General Electric (GE)....

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Bereavement: Workers 'Should Get Paid Leave'

Campaigners are urging the Government to give workers the legal right to paid leave if they have been affected by a family bereavement amid growing public support for the move. Two thirds of people said it was unfair that bereavement leave was unpaid,...

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Student Loan Sale Nets Government £160m

The Government has sold off student loans totalling almost £900m to a private debt collection agency for £160m amid warnings of an impact on every taxpayer. The sale, revealed over the weekend by Sky's City Editor Mark Kleinman, covers loans...

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RBS To Probe Claims It Drove Firms To Collapse

The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired a law firm to investigate allegations the bank deliberately drove small businesses to collapse for its own gain. The claims are contained in a dossier, compiled by government adviser Lawrence Tomlinson, which has...

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Oil Prices Fall On Iran Nuclear Agreement

Oil prices fell and world shares were lifted after Iran's historic deal to curb its nuclear programme in return for an easing of sanctions. The agreement - struck in Geneva over the weekend - helped Brent crude shed over $2 a barrel, its biggest drop...

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Government To Publish 50,000-Page HS2 Bill

The Government is to make its case for the £50bn high speed rail line amid claims it is not giving campaign groups long enough to make their objections to the plans. The Hybrid Bill with its environmental statement – effectively the Government's planning...

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Big Six Energy Firms Face New Profits Storm

The big six energy companies made £23 more in average profit from each UK household on aggregate last year - a rise of 75% on 2011 - and profits are still rising, according to the industry's regulator. Ofgem said the latest average profit for all suppliers...

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