Global advertising giant WPP has revealed the group cut its workforce by 7,000 over the past year as it saw profits plunge in a “challenging” first half. The firm said its worldwide workforce shrank ...

Halifax said on Thursday house prices were 2.4% higher compared with July last year, slowing from June's 2.7% increase. The housing market has settled after a rush to beat the expiry in April of a tax ...

The average house price jumped by 0.4% or more than £1,000 in cash terms in July, Halifax has reported. Across the UK, the average property value in July was £298,237, up from £297,157 in June.

Mr Trump has promoted the tariffs as a way to reduce the persistent trade deficit. But importers sought to avoid the taxes by importing more goods before the taxes went into effect. As a result, the ...