Most people have heard of the FTSE 100, but its smaller sibling, the FTSE 250, is where many of Britain’s household names in travel, property, banking and construction live. And with UK shares still ...

Reading Time: 5 minutes If you help a parent, partner, child, friend or neighbour, you might not think to ask for a discount. You might not even call yourself a carer. Yet a few well-placed checks ...

Insurance case studies are data-heavy by nature. Claims volumes, loss ratios, premium calculations, risk distributions – all of it lives in spreadsheets. If your Excel skills are limited to basic sums ...

I get asked a lot about what to look for in a good investment. Honestly, I find that the wrong question. After years of watching my own money, and plenty of other people’s mistakes, I’ve learned it’s ...

For most of us, rent or the mortgage is the single biggest amount of money leaving our account each month – and, until now, one of the only major bills that couldn’t earn you anything back. Loyalty ...

Palantir reported blockbuster second-quarter results on 3 August 2026. Revenue grew 93% year on year, US commercial revenue grew 149%, and the company raised its full-year revenue guidance to around ...

Calling gaming a frivolous budget line misses the purpose of planned downtime. After a demanding day, a chosen session can create a genuine pause instead of another demand on attention. NHS guidance ...

If you’re putting off investing because the idea of picking individual shares feels like guesswork, ETFs (exchange-traded funds) are usually the easiest place for a first-time investor to start.

Gaming spending is easier to control when it has a clear line in a leisure budget instead of appearing as scattered card payments. It belongs in discretionary spending after essential bills, minimum ...

Gold hitting new highs nowadays can make the jewellery in your drawer look surprisingly valuable. But a rising price does not really mean you’ll have to sell, buy, or panic. You need to know what your ...

Generative AI earns its place in games when it removes friction from a defined task rather than pretending to replace a whole team. For small studios, modders and players, the practical value lies in ...

Teachers in England are getting a 3.5% pay rise from September 2026, with a further 3% confirmed for September 2027- part of a multi-year deal the government says adds up to around 17% (roughly £7,900 ...