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British Land posts an interim loss following a plunge in portfolio valuations

British Land swings to first-half loss as UK property developers suffer a plunge in portfolio valuations British Land owns the Sheffield Meadowhall and Drake Ci... read more

Outsourcer Serco gains £200m contract with the Royal Navy

Serco secures another £200m deal with the Royal Navy as outsourcer extends 25-year relationship Serco said the new arrangement would run for 27 months from Dec... read more

Bitcoin holds steady since FTX collapse

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have steadied since the collapse of FTX – but will cryptocurrency investors continue to hold firm? The collapse of US exchange... read more

Lloyd’s of London underwriter Beazley raises £385m

Lloyd’s of London underwriter Beazley raises £385m in efforts to drive growth in cyber and specialty sectors Beazley had hoped to raise c.£385m in proce... read more

Grab a fixed savings deal now… rates may already have peaked!

Savers may be wise to grab fixed deals now because rates could have peaked, experts say. In recent months, savers have faced a dilemma over whether to fix or wa... read more

Scottish drivers are BETTER than those in England and Wales

Scottish drivers are better behind the wheel than those in England and Wales, according to an app that tracks motorists’ performance – and is likely... read more

Annual house price growth falls to 9.5% in September down from 13.1% in August

House price inflation continued to slow in September, with prices rising 9.5 per cent over the year compared to an increase of 13.1 per cent in August, accordin... read more

How 2022’s dry summer stacked up record subsidence claims

Record numbers of homeowners are expected to file subsidence claims with insurers this year. Experts say the hot, dry summer means thousands more homes are like... read more

Carnival sees share price tumble after unveiling plans to raise $1bn

Carnival shares tumble after cruise group unveils plans to raise $1bn to make debt payments and for ‘general corporate purposes’  Carnival Corp pl... read more

Toyota unveils fifth-gen Prius hybrid – but it won’t be sold in Britain

Toyota has this morning unveiled the new Prius in Japan, but its UK business has confirmed that it won’t be sold to customers in Britain due to a lack of ... read more

Could the new King Charles 50p coins make you a mint? 

The first coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III will enter circulation within weeks.  To begin with, the 50p coins will be distributed exclusively a... read more

LEE BOYCE: Don’t delay grabbing a top savings deal

LEE BOYCE: When it comes to bagging a top savings deal, now is not the time to be gazing into a crystal ball – so it might be worth fixing By Lee Boyce Fo... read more

A third of households consider moving to save money, says Halifax

A third of households consider moving to save money: Downsizing, relocating and living with others on the cards, says mortgage giant Halifax Some 17% have consi... read more

One in six workers cut pension saving to cope with rising bills

Rising bills: Growing numbers of men and women are cutting back on pension saving Growing numbers of men and women could be damaging their future retirement pro... read more

We investigate the Premium Bonds conspiracy theories:

Christine Hills is convinced that unless she logs into her Premium Bonds account online, she won’t win a prize.  The 62-year-old bought £24,000 worth of... read more

The 77-year-old who’s taken British Gas, BT and her council to court… and WON! 

Should you meet Rosalinde Bond at her local bridge club, you probably wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.  But this elegantly dressed, 5ft 3in ... read more

Jeremy Hunt to hit savers in Budget with tax-free allowance freeze for ISAs despite high inflation

Jeremy Hunt will hit savers in Budget with freeze on tax-free allowances for ISAs despite high inflation Millions of savers to face Budget squeeze as ISA tax-fr... read more

SALLY SORTS IT: My battle to get insurer to pay £150k U.S. hospital bill

While skiing with my family in Utah, in the U.S., on Christmas Eve 2021, I had a serious fall.  I was later diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and spent six d... read more

Thomas Cook’s Chinese owner eyes sale of the travel business 

Thomas Cook’s Chinese owner eyes sale of the travel business following 2019 rescue By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 GMT, 15 Nove... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain confounds the critics

Remember the sterling crisis and how Britain was a doomed nation as the pound sped towards parity after the mini-Budget? Well, forget about it. Currency markets... read more

MARKET REPORT: Ocado rollercoaster ride sends shares tumbling

MARKET REPORT: Ocado rollercoaster ride sends shares tumbling 17% following run that saw it more than double in value in less than five weeks By John Abiona For... read more

One million investors could lose money from FTX crypto collapse 

More than one million investors at risk of losing money from collapse of FTX cryptocurrency exchange By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 GMT, 1... read more

Regulators defend use of controversial LDI pension funds

Regulators defend use of controversial LDI funds that almost triggered pensions meltdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:12 GMT, 15 Nove... read more

Barclays steps up fight with Covid loan fraudsters

Barclays steps up fight with Covid loan fraudsters amid surge in number of firms going bust By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 GMT, 15 N... read more