The British Airways will allow its male cabin crew and pilots “wear a touch of mascara” and lipstick. The airline wrote to all employees this week unveiling an updated uniform policy, which encourages staff to “be bold, be proud, be yourself”...

Eight million people on low incomes who receive certain benefits will start getting the second instalment of a targeted cost-of-living payment. The £324 payment would be made directly into bank accounts between now and 23 November, the Department...

The increase in women’s state pension age could force mothers and daughters to withdraw the free, informal care they give the UK’s rapidly ageing population, a paper has warned.

The government has announced an additional bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III next year.

London’s borough councils will face a £700 million shortfall next year that would require the “toughest of tough” money-saving decisions - unless the Government increases funding for local services, cross-party group London Councils has warned.

More than 138,000 residential and commercial properties in England and Wales are owned by offshore companies, with holdings in London worth a combined £55bn, according to a research.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has appointed British Indian investment expert Sushil Wadhwani as one of the four financial specialists appointed to a new Economic Advisory Council. The council will give independent advice to the government.

Rishi Sunak is reinstating the ban on fracking that Liz Truss controversially lifted. Answering questions, the new prime minister said he stands "by the manifesto" on fracking. The Conservative 2019 manifesto placed a moratorium on fracking...

The Bank of England looks set to raise borrowing costs by the most since 1989 next week even as it prepares for a recession that could be deepened by spending cuts under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Analysts believe that BoE at its eighth...