Oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have soared on news of a two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran. Oil has dropped roughly 14%, falling below $100 to $94 for a barrel of benchmark Brent crude. Iran war latest: Trump declares ‘big day for world peace’ Not since the early days of…
The boss of Iceland has offered a job to the man who says he was sacked from Waitrose for tackling a shoplifter. Walker Smith, who had been with the supermarket for 17 years, was dismissed two days after getting into a brief struggle with the thief, who was trying to steal Easter eggs. He told…
Several changes that could affect your tax bill took effect as the new financial year began this week. Here are six big tax changes that have now kicked in… Making tax digital Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 from self-employment and property will have to use the Making Tax Digital system from 6…
Employees have a raft of new rights. The Employment Rights Act 2025 is being gradually phased in during this year and next – but lots of the headline measures are kicking in now. They are, as listed on the government website: Statutory sick pay: More employees qualify, with no earnings threshold and no three-day waiting…
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Chocolate-flavour bars and smaller packs appear here to stay despite the fall of cocoa costs to a near three-year low and a 20% drop in the sugar price. It was last year, during near-record-high cocoa prices, that customers began noticing smaller packs and the phrase “chocolate flavour” bar, as the cocoa content dropped to such…
Every month we interview top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. This time, we speak to multiple Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson, chef-owner at Solstice and House of Tides in Newcastle and Solaya in London. I’ve been fortunate to work under some amazing chefs… but…
The latest attempt by Donald Trump to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns. The US president’s primetime address, saying American forces could leave Iran in two to three weeks, while threatening to strike Iranian electric plants “extremely hard”, has caused the fallen oil price to jump…
With the US-Iran conflict continuing, governments worldwide are desperately trying to curb the effect of soaring energy prices on populations. Iran is one of the largest suppliers of natural gas (after the US and Russia) and coupled with its control of the key waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, the price of oil has rocketed to…
