Business

For the first time in nearly two years the Bank of England has frozen interest rates.

Inflation has fallen unexpectedly, raising hopes that financial pressure on families and businesses may be easing.

Rail unions have been out campaigning to save ticket offices from closure, on the day a public consultation comes to an end. The plan would mean shutting most of England’s ticket offices as part of cost cutting measures. Train companies say staff will still be able to help passengers in different roles, but unions have…

We spoke to London mayor Sadiq Khan.

Another controversial anti pollution strategy – London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone – has just been expanded to the whole of Greater London – meaning drivers whose vehicles don’t meet minimum emission standards will have to pay a daily £12.50 fee. The city’s mayor Sadiq Khan said it would help five million people breathe cleaner air.…

Now the London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Government of “weaponising” air pollution – days before his plan to expand the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.

Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them. 

The boss of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, has resigned after admitting she gave information to the BBC about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank, and had made a “serious error of judgement”. 

Dame Alison Rose, head of the NatWest Group, has apologised to Nigel Farage for “deeply inappropriate comments” made about him in official papers.

We’re joined by Labour MP Darren Jones, who’s chair of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee, and John Penrose, a Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.

Inflation has eased more than expected, falling to 7.9%.

India’s Tata Group has chosen the UK as the location for its flagship battery plant to supply Jaguar Land Rover.

As the government struggles to find short term funding for more public sector pay, the long term outlook for the public finances has become more vulnerable, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.