The leaders of Labour's 10p tax rebels yesterday served warning on the chancellor, Alistair Darling, that he has to find at least £1bn in Monday's pre-budget report to help the 6..

The run-up to any budget, or indeed the lesser pre-budget report, is a game of cat and mouse in which the government tries to massage public expectations, and keep the opposition guessing. ..

Global financial crisis far removed from £15m launch party of Atlantis Palm Jumeirah hotel

And other false economies

Q I let my home in Yorkshire on a six-month tenancy agreement, which expires next week; the tenants have been given three months' notice to vacate. The estate agent tells me that the..

Miras propelled a generation into home ownership. It is now being promoted as the way to keep the current generation's struggling owners in their homes - as well as doing something for..

Click here to see the yearly fall in property prices throughout the UK

Did you know that today marks the start of National Maintenance Week? I thought not. But you can save yourself stacks of money in the long run by following this ten-minute MoT for your..

Birmingham A penthouse defied the credit crunch to become the first flat in the city to sell for £1,000,000. The 2,788 sq ft three-bedroomed property, which is at the apex of the 25..

Graphic: the state of housing

Downsizing used to mean selling a large-ish house and moving to something smaller, probably in the countryside. But now the term can also imply enforced relocation, long before..

Ecuador’s debt audit commission said on Thursday that the country’s 2012 and 2030 bonds showed “serious signs of illegality”, which has added impetus to the threats of default..

The cost of protecting corporate debt against default hit record highs on Thursday breaching the peaks set in the wake of Lehman Brothers’ collapse as concerns over the economy and..

Wall Street shares fall steeply for the second day in a row, amid investors' growing fears of a protracted economic downturn.

Investors fled equity markets and rushed to the safety of government bonds on Thursday after a jump in US joblessness stoked fears of a severe global recession.

A leading US activist fund manager has said that the global economic slump could be more than half way through.

The UK is loaning Iceland £2.2bn to help pay compensation to British customers of the failed internet bank Icesave.

The chief executive of high street retailer Next said that any tax cuts in the PreBudget Report must be sustainable.

There were renewed calls for gas companies to cut their customer bills last night after the price of oil fell below 50 a barrel for the first time in more than three years.

Women should be appointed to the boards of banks that have bailed out by the Government a new study suggested.

A collapse in companies' tax payments has pushed the Government's finances further into the red with borrowing by the Treasury running at almost double the level of last year.

One in eight pubs could close over the next three years because of competition from the supermarkets and the impending recession a leading beer group has warned.

Russia is now lurching towards a major economic crisis, experts predicted today, following news that the price of oil had slumped to under $50 a barrel.The collapse in the value of oil was..

Jobcentres scheduled for closure will be kept open as the Government prepares for major rises in unemployment.

Russia demands Ukraine to repay a $2.4bn gas debt, raising fears of a renewed dispute which could disrupt supplies to Europe.

This year's Pre-Budget Report will bring some tax-cutting measures: One accountant has the odds on the top 10 predictions

The FTSE 100 dropped as gloomy economic data from the US heightened concern the recession is deepening.

It's very rare indeed for a bastion of Britain's corporate establishment to say sorry about anything - let alone say it in a public meeting. So Sir Tom Mckillop's big sorry to shareholders..

British companies are struggling to cope with a multibillion pound pension bill due to the economic crisis the CBI has warned.

Pension savers are in the dark over what to expect from their annuity when they retire

The Telegraph has teamed up with Wesabe the online financial planning site to help readers get a handle on their finances. Emma Wall logged on to see if she could put her money matters..

Big name stores cut their prices and a third of shops offer discounts of at least 20pc.

Martin Wainwright hears from shoppers in Sheffield taking advantage of big price discounts in the run up to Christmas

Speculating about an early election is fun, but the most interesting question at Westminster this week – this month, this year even? – is whether David Cameron's decision to oppose..

The government says it is "right to increase borrowing" as figures show public debt rose by £1.4bn last month.

Banking: Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Tom McKillop tonight told shareholders and staff he was "profoundly sorry" for the disastrous position in which he has left the business

Markets are spooked by three "Ds".

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is facing a multi-billion-pound divorce battle

Hundreds of job losses have been announced as the pain caused by the global economic slump intensified.

Peru hitches its wagon to China's economic motor

Oil prices fall below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.

Harrods has been awarded a Scrooge Award thanks to the small percentage of the price of its charity Christmas cards that goes to good causes.

Sir Tom McKillop, the outgoing chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland, today took personal responsibility for the plight of the Edinburgh-based bank which is now set to be majority owned by the..

A businessman is facing jail after admitting stealing rare pages and plates from books in the British Library

The Home Secretary was criticised for granting a visa to a controversial Jamaican reggae singer, allowing him to perform in London this weekend

Data protection rules are preventing ministers from naming all the Haringey social services staff in the Baby P case, Children’s Secretary Ed Balls revealed

Britain has lent Iceland £2.2 billion as part of a deal to compensate savers hit by the Nordic banking collapse

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed at the ExCeL centre in east London as government minister Tony McNulty opened a skills and careers fair for young people at the venue

London businesses blasted a minister for suggesting that a property tax should be abolished in the North but was “appropriate” for the capital

Offshore tax dodgers will be facing a second round of investigations by HM Revenue & Customs next year.

Sir Tom McKillop chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a sweeping apology for the dramatic implosion of the banking giant.