Children Of The 1960s Worse Off Than Parents

The children of the 1960s and 1970s are likely to be worse off than their parents, with no higher income or savings, no home ownership and smaller private pensions than those born in the previous decade. The only way they will be better off when they...

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New Runways For Gatwick And Heathrow Airports

Building a controversial third runway at Heathrow airport has been shortlisted as one of the options for expansion by the Airports Commission in its first report. The interim findings of an independent inquiry led by the former head of the Financial...

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Ticket Rip-Off: Prices 'Marked Up' Online

Theatre-goers and music fans face mark-ups of as much as 38% on the value of some online tickets, according to a Which? study. Compulsory charges are added to 72% of tickets sold online, said the consumer group, which is launching a campaign to bring...

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Airport Expansion: The Case For And Against

The news that new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick are on a shortlist of airport expansion options has been welcomed by the airline industry as well as business leaders. But green campaigners, local residents and some politicians are worried about the...

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Motor Insurance Premiums Could Be Cut

Car insurance premiums are too high, says the competition watchdog which is to look at ways of reducing them. The Competition Commission said there could be caps on the cost of accident repairs and providing replacement vehicles for drivers. The watchdog...

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New Pipeline To Loosen Russia's Grip On Energy

By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor The UK Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Azerbaijan today at a ceremony to sign a £27.6bn pipeline deal which will provide another alternative to energy supplies from Russia to Europe. The deal will make...

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Inflation Falls To Four-Year Low Of 2.1%

The annual rate of inflation hit a four-year low last month of 2.1% as recent energy price increases are yet to feed in to the figures. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure eased from 2.2% in October - partly due to falling fruit and vegetable...

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Superdrug Parent Picks Banks For £15bn Float

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The owner of Superdrug, Britain's second-largest specialist health and beauty retailer, has picked a trio of banks to oversee a stock market flotation that could involve a secondary listing in London. Sky News has...

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GCHQ To Monitor Huawei Amid Cyber Spying Fears

GCHQ intelligence officials will strengthen their oversight of a controversial Chinese telecoms giant engaged in supplying Britain's network amid fears that its equipment could be used for cyber espionage. The Prime Minister's national security adviser...

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Aldi And Lidl: Half Of Brits Shop At Discounters

The squeeze on family budgets has seen more than half of British shoppers going to discount stores Aldi or Lidl in the last three months. It comes as the big four supermarkets all lose market share, new figures have shown. Aldi and Lidl have successfully...

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