Online retail sales have contracted at the sharpest pace on record this month, dragged lower by people cutting back on their spending because of higher interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook. Monthly internet sales dropped to a weighted balance of -78 per cent in the year to October, theContinue Reading

How to solve our mental health crisis

Advert for a universal basic income (UBI) scheme in New York, May 2016. Such schemes could offer significant benefits for recipients' mental health. Generation Grundeinkommen via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attentionContinue Reading

Monzo is in talks about a £300m-plus fundraising that would underpin its status as the most highly valued digital bank in Britain. It is understood that Monzo, which was founded in 2015 and now boasts 8.5m customers, is in detailed talks with a pack of blue-chip investment funds about aContinue Reading