Money blog: Another major UK city introducing tourist tax
The pound is trading at $1.22 this morning – a level last seen in November 2023. Elsewhere in the Money blog, Edinburgh is ...
M&S and Tesco shares sink despite record Christmas performance
Supermarkets may be celebrating a record Christmas, but the markets remained thoroughly unimpressed by retail stocks on a ...
Marks & Spencer vows to constrain price rises after Budget hit but warns task ‘not easy’
The retailer has already revealed it will be facing a £120 million hit to its wage bill from recent Budget measures, and ...
UK Supermarket Tesco Posts Record Christmas Amid Retail Fears
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Thursday reported record sales for the key Christmas season but shares in the supermarket and wider retail sector slid on concerns for the UK economy.
M&S vows to constrain price rises after Budget hit but warns task ‘not easy’
Shares plunged as boss Stuart Machin also cautioned of an ‘uncertain’ economic picture, taking the shine off bumper Christmas ...
FTSE closes higher as pound falls to 14-month low after bond sell-off
A weak pound ( GBPUSD=X) managed to help the FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) outperform against its European peers on Thursday, with the currency hitting a 14-month low in early trading. Sterling has lost a cent ...
UK midcaps end higher but rate jitters persist, retailers tumble
The UK's midcap stocks ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a more-than-eight-month low touched earlier in the session, ...
'My gran went to Tesco for the first time – her brutal reaction was priceless'
A woman has shared the reaction of her grandma after she shopped at Tesco for the first time over Christmas. People were in ...
Insuring yourself against holiday theft and losses
A quarter of Scottish holidaymakers have been a victim of holiday theft, according to new research from Tesco Insurance. And ...
Gran goes viral after issuing hilarious damning review after first trip to Tesco
TikTok user Inca took to the site after capturing the moment when her grandma returned from Tesco extremely unimpressed after ...
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Tesco hits highest UK market share in almost a decade
Tesco's UK market share reached 28.5 per cent over the 12 weeks to 29 December, according to data provider Kantar. Growth of ...
How to wear tartan and style yourself Scottish just like The Traitors’ fashion queen Claudia Winkleman
DRESSING like you’re hitting the Highlands is set to be the biggest fashion trend of 2025, with tartan prints and cosy knits taking over the high street. And with the third series of The Traitors ...