The Bank of England announces its latest interest rate decision at midday after a blockbuster budget rattled markets. Read this and the rest of today's personal finance and consumer news below.

That means the average property costs £293,999, passing the previous peak of £293,507 set in June 2022 shortly before Liz Truss’s mini-Budget. The new record was announced hours ahead of an expected ...

A meeting of the European Political Community - which includes the EU and other nations in the region, including the UK - is taking place in Hungary today, with Donald Trump's election victory certain ...

Barnsley Council is facing a £19m funding gap and must make "difficult choices", its leader has said. Sir Stephen Houghton said the authority faced financial challenges but had a "flexible plan" to ...

Follow news from today's Fed meeting where the FOMC is expected to cut interest rates and chair Jerome Powell will speak.