
RAY MASSEY tries Aston Martin's latest sports car in a test through infamous parts of southeastern Germany so close to VE Day celebrations of the 80th anniversary.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that both countries would reduce their reciprocal tariffs on each other by 115 per cent for 90 days following discussions in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Treasury is preparing to begin a consultation to seek views from across the City of London on how the Isas could be reformed.
Rate cuts are usually bad news for savers, as banks reduce the interest paid on their savings accounts. We look at some of the rates which have taken a hit.
We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.
Ministers have hinted that a change to rules around eyesight checks for older motorists could be rung in as part of Labour's new road safety strategy.
Until now, companies have spent as much time educating investors on the virtues of helium as they have on progressing their assets. They have sold the big idea. Now, it is time to deliver.
Over the past 25 years, I've written a weekly Fund Focus to give readers an insight into some of the funds they can use to bolster their investment portfolios.
Fibre broadband doesn't have to be expensive. If you're not getting a good deal from your provider, compare offers to see whether you can switch and save money.
A metal investment firm promising to offer equity investors exclusive, direct exposure to the price of cobalt plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.
The digital bank is looking to formally appoint bankers to work on a stock market float which could see Monzo valued at £6billion.
The price cap rose to £1,849 in April, an increase of £111. Fixed energy deals have been gradually returning to the market, so are there any that beat the current cap?
Mortgage rates continue their downward trajectory this week, with two more high street lenders announcing lower home loan deals.
The percentage of vehicles thefts caused by someone manipulating the signal from a remote locking device has rocketed in recent years.
From today, parents of children who will be at least 9 months old by 1 September can apply for access to up to 30 hours of childcare a week.
Allianz Global Investors will vote against the re-election of Thomas Rabe at Adidas' upcoming AGM, as a row the chairman's other work commitments re-emerges.
Having grappled with inflationary pressures and a 'punitive tax regime', commercial real estate is 'turning a corner', findings from Together seen by This is Money suggest.
If you're looking at increased bills and wondering how to cut costs, here are steps you can take to make your home insurance cheaper.
London's Heathrow Airport bounced back from the major power outage suffered in late March to record its busiest ever April, thanks to bumper Easter holiday demand.
Choosing the right investing platform is crucial but a wealth of choice can leave investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best.
Amigo's board has been looking to secure the firm's future via a reverse takeover situation, but has yet to find a suitable partner.
Would it be better to not offer the 20% tax relief on pensions, and then not charge us tax on any pension money saved up over years of hard work?
Buy-to-let continues to thrive in the north of England, according to analysis by the estate agent Hamptons.
The American businessman, who has led Barclays since 2021, joined a chorus of City leaders raising the issue.
The luxury brand's chief executive, Joshua Schulman, has been battling to restore investor confidence amid a slump in sales and profits.
The real living wage is higher than the national minimum wage and is set independently based on the cost of living. There is a separate higher rate of £13.85 for London.
Buffett's ideal is a society where those blessed with luck in the gene pool draw help, rather than punish, the less fortunate. This worldview is very different from Trump's.
When it comes to investing, financial advisers often recommend a minimum time frame of five years. However, this may not be the right approach for everyone.
Being a carer means doing things like helping with jobs around the home, taking someone to doctor's appointments, managing bills and shopping.
Which car brands offer the most models for less than £30,000? Are legacy brands still affordable or is it just new cheap Chinese car makers? We take a look.
Ensuring more of us have the means to enjoy later life devoid of financial struggle is the thrust of a new report by consumer group Fairer Finance.
These three stocks could deliver long-term gains for investors climbing on board now as defence spending moves up a gear.
For investors, cyber warfare represents both an opportunity and a threat. However, investing in companies in the cyber security sector could allow you to benefit.
Aviva and charity Age UK are calling for an 'MOT' to help mid-retirees access financial support.
Interest rates appear to be on a downward trajectory, leaving mortgage borrowers approaching the end of their current deal with a decision to make.
Allende's books have sold more than 88 million copies worldwide. She grew up in Chile and is best known for her novel The House of the Spirits (1982).
Ministers are reviewing a controversial medicine tax that pharmaceutical companies say makes Britain 'uninvestable' as part of a wider US trade deal.
According to my credit agency report, I defaulted on this in 2019 and every month since then, which is having a bad impact on my credit rating. However, this has nothing to do with me.
It will celebrate its 15th birthday in July - and investors who have been with it since the start are almost certain to have a lot to cheer about.
Their jackpots come as a report by Government spending watchdogs found asylum accommodation will cost taxpayers £15 billion over ten years.
The annual 'Article 4' examination - a health check by the International Monetary Fund on member nations' economies - is due to begin.
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As American investment giant Warren Buffett retires at 94, City Editor ALEX BRUMMER tells how he turned down the opportunity to make his own fortune in the early 1980s.
Enquiries about 'big ticket' home improvements increased in the last quarter, according to new data from Checkatrade.
As the number of cyber threats accelerates, there might be a way to capitalise on this by looking at the companies that say they're there to protect us.
Despite decent savings rates of up to 5.7% being on offer, many customers are reluctant to switch.
What if the UK market isn't the forgotten backwater of global investing but instead a hidden realm of impressive total returns?
Watchdog Ofgem ordered the payments after finding that over 34,000 customers had overpaid their energy bills between 2019 and 2024.
The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing whether the £100 contactless limit should be removed or increased - and today is your last chance to have your say.
With the tech proving effective at identifying tailgating and drivers complaining of a rise in aggressive behaviour on the roads, are we set to see a rollout of cameras?
My husband still earns an annual salary above the child benefit threshold, but I have recently stopped working. Do we now need to act?
A new study has calculated the average total cost of maintaining an EV vs traditional cars.
Claims for damage caused by the weather topped £200million for the first time ever in the first three months of this year.
It is very difficult to compare what's happening today to previous market downturns in any meaningful way - so timing the market is pointless.
The range of abuse varies from intentional theft, organised fraud, producing and selling counterfeit badges online, and using deceased people's badges.
The Bank of England has voted to cut interest rates by 0.25 basis points, which will be welcome news to those with a mortgage.
We had never driven an electric car before. Finding chargers was a nightmare and it completely derailed our trip to visit a sick relative.
This 0.25% Bank of England base rate cut was considered a nailed-on certainty but the question of where rates will end up in this cycle is a matter of hot debate.
Skipton's Delayed Start Mortgage is intended to give borrowers some financial breathing space - but what are the rates and is it a good deal?
Pensions are going to become liable for death duties like other assets such as property, savings and investments starting in April 2027.
Halifax said that house prices had remained 'stable' despite the surge in transactions ahead of the stamp duty increase.
When you receive goods that you did not order, they are classed as either 'unsolicited goods' or 'goods sent by mistake'.
The account is from Spring, which is part of Paragon Bank. It pays 4.3% and you can open it with a minimum of £10 and is app based.
When one of us dies, would my husband and I still be able to inherit each other's residence nil-rate bands of £175,000 each for inheritance tax purposes?
Growing numbers of homes are attracting inheritance tax when their owners pass away, leaving loved ones with a bill to pay.
A dripping tap need cost no more than a couple of pence to fix. But 72-year-old widow Linda Gresham was charged more than £200 by British Gas.
I normally invest 75% of my money a in stocks and shares Isa, but this feels like the last chance to max out the cash element. Should I do it?
The lowest fixed rate mortgage deals are now below 4 per cent - and there is a growing expectation that rates may fall slightly further.
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Car buyers are increasingly turning to police auctions for their next purchase - and those willing to the work to bring cars up to scratch can find a real bargain.
Our four-year-old son is autistic. We want to ensure he gets the family house in the future, but do not have the cash flow to pay for the inheritance tax bill.
The company follows ancient baklava and Turkish delight recipes at its recently established kitchen in Enfield, North London.
Lady Green owned Topshop's parent company Arcadia, which was run by her husband. She bought the apartments three months before Arcadia was put into administration.
Every day I travel to work on the same train as my boss and I have no idea whether I should strike up conversation or leave him alone.
The UK should try to realign our trade with the fast-growing countries of the rest of the world rather than the slow-growing ones of Europe.
A succession of strategic errors and management disruptions has made BP a sitting duck for takeover.
Bailey said the US-UK trade deal was 'good news' but still left duties higher than they were before April.
M&S bureau de change staff are being forced to use pen and paper to serve customers. The travel money desks are also unable to accept card payments in some cases.
The rally came as the President said an 80 per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US 'seems right'.
Joshua Reynolds, a member of the business and trade committee, is the latest MP to criticise regulators over the plans.
The event is celebrating 75 years of Formula 1 World Champions with the help of British racing legend Nigel Mansell.
The price of bitcoin is above $100,000 for the first time since January after a US-UK trade deal revealed on Thursday prompted cautious market optimism.
Used car transactions toppled the two million mark in the first quarter for the first time since pre-Covid 2019.
Philip Young, co-founder of Garfield.Law, said its AI-driven firm will help boost access to legal services for more people and cut costs dramatically for clients.
London-listed stocks inched higher on Friday as investors were encouraged by a new US-UK trade deal and a Bank of England base rate cut in the previous session.
Following more than a month of negotiations between UK ministers and US officials, the UK has been granted a reprieve from sweeping 25% levies on imported cars.
Gavin Slark will take up the position no later than January 2026, succeeding Pete Redfern, who quit in March after just six months in charge for health reasons.
British Airways' parent company has ordered 53 new aircraft to meet demand after profits almost trebled at the start of 2025.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee - led by Governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) voted by a 5-4 margin to cut the base rate from 4.5% to 4.25%.
After years in the doldrums, boutique broker Turner Pope reckons the UK's junior stock index is 'quite dramatically oversold', and could be set for a rebound in the second half of 2025.
The horse racing venue, which also hosts music concerts, is recommending a final dividend of 6 pence per share, having not paid one the previous year.
One reader told us she failed the security check during her DWP callback because she was in a park and didn't remember her NI number off the top of her head.
The property portal told investors that available listings had risen to a ten-year high since the beginning of April.
Ask Silver is a free scam checker that anyone can use to help judge whether a text, website, letter or email is likely to be fake.
Moller-Maersk chief exec Vincent Clerc (pictured) said the number of containers travelling between the US and China is down as much as 40%.
Universal is embarking on a huge project to turn a 475-acre site near Bedford into the UK's biggest theme park - but there is one major question mark.
The May session of the rate-setting committee, which delivered a quarter of a percentage cut in bank rate to 4.25%, saw a rare three-way split.
The company, advertised by Dame Judi Dench (pictured), said the growth in deals had helped it deliver a "modest increase" in revenue.
Next boss Lord Wolfson said sales rose 11.4% in the 13 weeks to April 26. That meant it took in £55m more in revenues than expected.
Senior City figures have written to the Treasury with a wish-list of reforms which they claim are essential to save London's junior stock market.
Centrica chief exec Chris O'Shea (pictured) - who has previously said his pay is 'impossible to justify' - could earn as much as £5.9m this year.
Aston Martin rose 13.9% after the levy on UK vehicles was cut to 10% from 27.5%. But that is still well above the 2.5% before the trade war began.
Patrick Tiernan (pictured) takes charge at Lloyd's of London on June 1 after being the insurance firm's chief of markets for the last four years.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to cut base rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent.
FD Technologies revealed on Wednesday that it was in 'advanced discussions' with Boston-based TA Associates regarding a potential £24.50 per share bid.
Warren Buffett, the world's most famous investor, thrives on a diet of Coca Cola, McDonald's and Dairy Queen ice cream. At 94 and going strong, this clearly has done the Sage of Omaha no harm.
S4 Capital saw a significant decline in first-quarter revenue as the ad group's technology clients continue to prioritise artificial intelligence spending over marketing.
With the UK fire service already reporting a 33% year-on-year increase in electric car blazes in Britain, the problem is only going to rise as EVs become mainstream.
Under more normal circumstances the Bank of England's interest rate-setters look across the Atlantic for leadership on interest rate changes.
'Hostile nation states' led by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are believed to be at the forefront of malign online activity to extort money.
Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat, made the pledge as he faced questions at the lender's annual general meeting
Consumers are angry at Tesla boss Elon Musk's role in Donald Trump's administration and have been boycotting the electric car firm.
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Marks & Spencer shares have endured double-digit losses since the retailer revealed it was the target of cyber-attack, which has hobbled the group's trade in recent weeks.
Fed chair Jerome Powell (pictured) said steep tariffs announced last month would drag down growth and push up inflation if they remain in place.
Novo Nordisk, which also makes Wegovy, fell victim to 'compounding' - a practice in the US that allows pharmacies to produce replicas.
BAE which makes fighter jets, ships and munitions said the rise in defence budgets provided a 'robust set of further opportunities across all our sectors'.
Pandora chief exec Alexander Lacik said it will start sending products directly from its Thailand factory to Canada and Latin America.
The re-pricing comes ahead of the next Bank of England interest rate decision tomorrow.
The locations which have seen the biggest price falls since the housing market peak in late 2022 are nearly all by the sea, data shows.
The high street retailer continues to anticipate a 'mid-to-high single digit' percentage rise in adjusted pre-tax profits this year despite elevated economic volatility.
More than 12million Nationwide members should have received a £50 bonus from the building society in April. But some are yet to get it.
WeightWatchers' parent company said it expects to emerge from bankruptcy within 45 days, if not sooner.
It announced proposals in January to set up a new state-backed platform aimed at modernising Britain's complex rail ticketing system.
Sharon Gray, pictured, a retired civil servant from Herefordshire who paid £6,000 in March, was informed this was the current wait time by a DWP staff member.
Big renovations such as extending your kitchen or loft are permitted without it - as long as you follow certain guidelines.
In November last year I was phoned by a man who said his name was Jonathan, purportedly from my home services provider Utility Warehouse.
I've paid a deposit to a builder - now he can't start for three months. Am I entitled to my deposit back?
After two years of phenomenal growth spurred by an artificial intelligence boom and falling interest rates , these technology giants have now stumbled.
The chief executive of Rentokil Initial will retire before the company's annual general meeting in 2026, the pest control giant said on Wednesday.
The stock fell another 4.7% - meaning the High Street retailer has shed over 12% of its value or £1.05bn since the hack at Easter.
Shell has reportedly called in advisers to look at a potential bid, but it is waiting for BP's valuation and oil prices to fall before deciding whether to strike.
Wetherspoon's expects a 'reasonable' outcome for the year after unseasonably warm weather helped the group weather higher costs at the start of the year.
Alpha, which provides fintech and consultancy services, announced last Friday that it was in discussions with Corpay regarding a potential cash offer.
Westminster MPs have reportedly been informed they can't use EV chargers on the parliamentary estate on 'health and safety' grounds - leaving MPs queuing for four chargers.
Turning a house into your dream home is expensive enough - and applying for planning permission can add to the cost and mean weeks of waiting.
British tech start-ups have a terrible survival record. Deliveroo, which has agreed to sell itself to US rival DoorDash for £2.9bn, joins the list of casualties.
On a day of frenzied takeover activity, Will Shu's food delivery firm accepted an offer worth 180p a share from DoorDash.
The Silicon Valley-based group, the largest food delivery platform in the US, said it would pay 180 pence per share in cash for Deliveroo.
Ray Massey has travelled to the Portuguese coast to test the new electric Renault 4 - and its claims to be practical enough to carry a surfboard inside. So can it deliver?
When financial planner Graham Dixon meets with his clients for their annual check-in, the relief in their voices is palpable. For many it's a chance to speak freely about their lifestyles.
Plum has launched a Lifetime Isa, offering a cash boost to those looking to get on the housing ladder or save for retirement.
Banking and credit services were responsible for the lion's share of complaints made to the ombudsman, which it put down to a spike in financial scams.
New car sales fell in April by over 10% as buyers avoided being hit by new VED rules that sees most car buyers paying double 'showroom tax' in the first year - as much as £5,490.
Some 74 per cent of young people said they didn't know financial literacy was part of the National Curriculum, according to the study of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 24.
The office space provider revealed its turnover remained relatively flat at $909million (£683million) in the three months ending March.
Since Troy Asset Management took over its reins in late 2020, it has been more defensive than attack-minded.
A recent survey suggests consumers of all ages would rather spend their cash on wellbeing than almost anything else. Here are three shares that should profit from current trends.