UK Prices

Millions Of Homes Facing Hike In Council Tax Charges

Posted 31.01.2013 | UK

Millions of low-income households face a steep rise in their council tax bills of up to £600 a year from April, with single parents hit the hardest b...

Misery For Motorists: Price Of Petrol Reaches Record High

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.03.2012 | UK

The price of petrol has reached a record high, meaning more misery for hard-pressed motorists. The average cost of a litre of petrol has risen to 1...

British Gas Drops Electricity Prices By 5%

Posted 12.01.2012 | UK

British Gas, the UK's biggest energy supplier, has announced an average 5% reduction in its standard domestic electricity prices, a day after its riva...

Should Single Short Stories Be Sold Or Given Away Online?

Matthew Crockatt | Posted 29.01.2012 | UK
Matthew Crockatt

If you were in a bookshop and picked up a collection by Alice Munro it would cost nothing for you to read a story to see if you liked her work. If you did you would then go to the till and purchase the entire collection.

PICTURES: Impressive Olympic Stadiums Unveiled As Security Costs Spiral

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

Protecting the Olympic venues is costing taxpayers more than a quarter of a million pounds a day, as the price to the secure the 2012 London Olympic a...

Industry Wage Freeze: Pay Rises Fall Research Suggests

PA | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK

Average pay rises in industry have fallen back slightly in recent months to 2.4% and wage freezes have started to creep up, according to new research....

Your Economic Questions Answered

Nick Abbot | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK Comedy
Nick Abbot

At the time of writing this, there was a panic in the international finance community. At the time of reading this, there may not BE an international ...