Home heating oil: ‘Most of my pension has gone on home heating oil’
Getty ImagesHouseholds in Northern Ireland are finding it much more expensive to heat their homes with rising oil pricesMany households across Northern Ireland have been hit by the huge price…
Oil price at two-year high after Qatar minister warns all Gulf production could stop
Jemma CrewBusiness reporterGetty ImagesQatar Energy's operating facilities in Mesaieed Industrial City, south of Doha, where production of liquefied natural gas has haltedOil prices have risen to their highest level in…
Flight paths squeezed as Iran conflict closes more airspace
Lucy HookerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe closure of airspace over the southern half of Azerbaijan is putting additional pressure on airlines scrambling to respond to disruption caused by the conflict in the…
Axel Springer agrees to buy Telegraph Media Group in £575m deal
Imogen JamesandRachel ClunAFP via Getty ImagesEuropean media firm Axel Springer has agreed to purchase the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) in a deal costing £575m. The deal trumps the £500m takeover…
Cambridgeshire council considers extending food voucher scheme
Emma HowgegoCambridgeshire political reporterPA MediaThe vouchers are designed to support those who receive free school meals A council is expected to approve plans to provide supermarket vouchers during the school…
Surge in jet fuel prices could push up air fares, analysts warn
Theo LeggettTransport correspondentGetty ImagesA dramatic surge in jet fuel prices could push up costs for air travellers ahead of the summer holidays and even lead to flight cancellations, analysts have…
Emirates resumes some Dubai flights – what’s the latest on travel to UK?
ReutersEmirates has announced new flights leaving the Middle EastAirlines Etihad and Emirates have confirmed they will continue running a limited number of services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the…
US economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs in February
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the…
Price of first class stamps to rise to £1.80
Nick EdserBusiness reporterGetty ImagesRoyal Mail has announced stamp prices are to rise again next month, as the postal service faces criticism for failing to hit delivery targets.From 7 April, the…