Fare hikes feared amid funding gap

5:58am Friday 10th July 2009

London's transport network faces a potential funding gap of £1.7 billion by 2018 because of the effects of the recession, leading to the prospect of higher fares, reduced services and improvements being cancelled, an official report has warned.

Parenthood 'devastating' to pay

12:07am Friday 10th July 2009

Women suffer a "devastating" impact on their pay after having children, a new study has found.

Divide in healthy food spending

12:07am Friday 10th July 2009

Shoppers spend an average of £470 a year on fruit and vegetables and £147 a year on unhealthy snack food, according to new figures.

Watchdog in name and shame plan

4:55pm Thursday 9th July 2009

The City watchdog has announced plans to name and shame companies that receive high levels of complaints.

Sunbed sales rise for groomed men

4:55pm Thursday 9th July 2009

The modern man has turned to tanning, waxing and skimpy shorts, inspired by "style icons" including spoof fashion journalist Bruno, according to eBay.

Mortgage valuers 'overly cautious'

4:23pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Property sales are falling through because mortgage valuers are being overly cautious about how much a home is worth, estate agents and housebuilders believe.

Cost of mortgages up despite falls

12:53pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Lenders are continuing to hike the cost of their fixed-rate mortgage deals despite recent falls in wholesale funding rates, research revealed.

Bank resists pumping in extra cash

12:30pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Rate-setters held off from further help to ease the recession after a surprise refusal to pump extra cash into the economy.

Bank holds off recession cash boost

12:19pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Bank of England rate-setters are in "wait and see" mode as they held off from delivering more aid to the recession-blighted UK economy.

Nationwide defends mortgage launch

12:01pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Nationwide defended the launch of its 125% mortgage saying the loan offered a "socially responsible and prudent" solution to people in negative equity.