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'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work
2026-02-17 17:37:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Young people are bearing the brunt of a weak jobs market, the latest figures show.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Ex-Carillion boss fined for 'reckless' actions
2026-02-17 16:58:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Ex-chief executive Richard Howson acted "recklessly" and misled others, a watchdog says.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force
2026-02-17 15:17:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Budget sees largest ever personal allowance rise
2026-02-17 12:01:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Treasury Minister Chris Thomas's budget sees the tax-free allowance rise by 2,250 to 17,000.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years
2026-02-17 10:01:58| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Calculator: How will freeze on tax thresholds hit your take-home pay?
2026-02-17 08:10:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Wages have been rising faster than prices but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Calculator: How will freeze on tax thresholds hit your take-home pay?
2026-02-17 08:10:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Wages have been rising faster than prices but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
2026-02-17 07:46:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Royal Mail has been accused of prioritising delivery of parcels and packages over letters, but it has denied this.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Restaurants raising prices 'to keep doors open'
2026-02-17 07:07:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Pavilion took to social media to reveal cost pressures
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties
2026-02-17 05:16:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgement" in keeping contact with Epstein.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services