John Healey’s budget offered a ‘sting in the tail’ for savers by raising tax rates but there are ways to ease the pain Savers were both winners and losers in Wednesday’s budget. In his first outing as chancellor, John Healey dropped a plan to cut the cash Isa limit for under-65s but surprised everyone with an extra tax charge on savings and property income.
Intercity train operator’s compensation bill likely to top £70m this financial year amid rise in claims across network Avanti West Coast paid out more than £20m to passengers in just three months this summer in refunds for disrupted journeys on Britain’s main intercity rail network. It repaid a further £12.2m in the subsequent eight weeks.
BRS working president sought to know why the concerns raised by IDBI Bank employees over the proposed disinvestment were not being addressed
The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has provided financial and skills development support to 145 constituents as part of efforts to promote entrepreneurship and vocational training. The intervention, carried out during the week, is intended to address some of the financial and practical challenges facing small-scale business owners, young people seeking vocational training and artisans transitioning into independent work.
Sellers in areas such as Belgravia and Mayfair face hundreds of thousands of pounds in losses as property prices fall Eight out of 10 properties in London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods – such as Mayfair, Belgravia and Knightsbridge – now sell below asking price, according to research by Coutts, which provides private banking services to wealthy clients. Property prices in “prime central London”, which covers the city’s most expensive postcodes, have dropped 5% in the third quarter of 2026, as the slowdown in the UK’s property market hits its wealthiest residents.
In a survey, ‘just to be clear’ came out as the most loathed phrase. “Just to be clear” was chosen by 52% of desk jockeys in a survey by email verification company ZeroBounce, closely followed by the perennial pass-ag fave, “per my last email” (40%), which tied with the identical-in-intent “as previously discussed”.
KISII, Kenya Oct 31 – County governments have been urged to strengthen waste management through reliable collection, segregation at source, recycling, material recovery and safe disposal, as Kisii hosted this year’s World Cities Day celebrations. In Kisii County, he cited affordable housing projects in Ogembo, Suneka, Nyachenge, Nyanchwa and Nyaribari Masaba as opportunities to expand access to housing, create jobs and stimulate local economic activity.
Political economist and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Pat Utomi, says the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, plans to strengthen the naira to N500 per dollar if elected in 2027. Utomi further projected that a bunch of plantain would drop from N2,500 to N1,250, while the price of whole chicken could fall from N7,000 to N3,500.
MTN Ghana says it is currently finalising the required formalities and payment obligations associated with the acquisition of a 5G license. MTN said the additional spectrum will complement its existing spectrum assets and strengthen its ability to meet growing demand for high-speed connectivity and data-centric services across Ghana.
The MV Odyssey was billed as the ultimate escape from Donald Trump. Instead, the oil shock caused by his war has left passengers unceremoniously dumped in Cambodia The idea was a never-ending retirement at sea, a continuous voyage around the globe.
A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds out of work.
The figures are presented in Ghana in Numbers, 2025, the new annual flagship publication of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), which brings official statistics on Ghana’s population, economy, society, governance and environment into one accessible volume. The publication and related data resources are available through the Ghana Statistical Service website, StatsBank and the GSS Stats App.
The Edo State Internal Revenue Service has sealed nine Chinese-owned firms in Ikpoba-Okha LGA over alleged unpaid tax liabilities totalling N8.9bn.
Family members, friends and business associates on Friday celebrated the life of former Leadway Assurance executive, Olawale Oyedele, with tributes highlighting his generosity, business accomplishments and commitment to lifting others. At his funeral service in Lagos, a pastor of the English Baptist Church, Kaduna, Rev. Dr Yakubu Ishaku, who presided over the ceremony, reminded mourners
In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, the traders' body said the proposed rally, which is expected to draw 10 lakh people, could affect business worth ₹10,000-12,000 crore in wholesale and retail markets in central and old Delhi during the peak festive season
MTN Ghana has reported a 44.4 per cent year-on-year increase in the value of Mobile Money transactions for the first half of 2026, alongside plans to invest US$1.1 billion over three years to expand its network infrastructure and digital services across the country. Support for businesses On support for businesses, MTN Ghana’s Network Manager for the South East, Duku Samuel, said the company was providing tailored products for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Buyers from Melbourne and Sydney are snapping up housing in Alice Springs sight unseen within 24 hours of them going on sale, looking to capitalise off high rental yields in the outback town.
Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening trade and investment relations with Burkina Faso through a proposed bilateral trade agreement aimed at promoting industrial cooperation, cross-border trade and value addition. Madam Ofosu-Adjare disclosed that formal trade between Ghana and Burkina Faso exceeded US$1 billion last year.
The bank also chalked up an unprecedented milestone as the first community bank in the Ashanti region to mobilize one billion cedis in deposits. The deposits were made primarily into the Savings and Susu accounts of the bank, providing increased stability for utilization by the bank.
How more than 1,700 kilometres of roads are reshaping mobility, opening up rural communities, strengthening industrial corridors and redefining infrastructure development across Ogun State
Former reality TV contestant Sam Wood is set to spend at least another six months behind bars in south-east Queensland, after his second failed bail bid.
Founder of Darko Farms, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Darko, is imploring the government to consider local business owners in local and international economic policy formulation. Dr. Darko, sharing his experience at the launch of his memoir, “Courage To Lead”, revealed that Darko Farms lost a World Bank loan of ten million dollars due to government policy in 1972.
All three major US stock indexes slumped, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq suffering the steepest loss. Intel suffered its worst loss in 50 years.
Road safety advocate Kat Brown — who lost her toddler in a crash while she was behind the wheel — is pleading with motorists to take care as the number of deaths on South Australian roads has already surpassed last year's total.