Articles by Julia Kollewe

Business

Crest Nicholson plans job cuts and warns on profits, blaming budget uncertainty

Housebuilder’s autumn selling season was wiped out by speculation about new property taxes, says analyst

3 days ago

Business

StubHub and Viagogo among eight firms investigated over pricing practices

Competition watchdog raises concerns about additional fees at checkout and ‘pressure selling’

3 days ago

Business

UK officials ‘working night and day to resolve NHS drug pricing row’

Patrick Vallance says government trying to rebuild relations with pharma industry as he outlines life sciences ambition

3 days ago

Business

One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders urges government to support first-time buyers

Taylor Wimpey chief Jennie Daly calls for revival of help-to-buy equity loan scheme to revive property market

5 days ago

Technology

Property experts urge Rachel Reeves to abolish ‘sin tax’ of stamp duty in budget

Chancellor advised to replace levy with an annual property tax as Treasury considers overhaul of system

Nov 12, 2025

Business

Wessex Water must pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator

Company failed to effectively operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets, Ofwat finds

Nov 11, 2025

Business

Troubled drinks giant Diageo names former Tesco boss to lead turnaround push

Appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as CEO represents significant coup for struggling FTSE 100 firm

Nov 10, 2025

Business

Lloyds the landlord: how the bank quietly became a big rental property player

Bank has a £2bn rental property portfolio via its Lloyds Living arm, amassing 7,000 properties so far with plans to add 43,000 more by 2030

Nov 10, 2025

Business

Troubled drinks giant Diageo names former Tesco boss to lead turnaround push

Appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as CEO represents major coup for struggling FTSE 100 firm

Nov 10, 2025

Business

NHS won’t get cutting-edge drugs unless it pays more, says AstraZeneca boss

Pascal Soriot says cost-effectiveness thresholds for new medicines have not changed for two decades

Nov 6, 2025

World

Rachel Reeves considering pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget

EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars

Nov 6, 2025

World

Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’

EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars

Nov 6, 2025

Business

European markets down and Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – as it happened

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Nov 5, 2025

Business

European markets down and Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – business live

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Nov 5, 2025

Business

Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – business live

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Nov 5, 2025

World

‘Out of reach’: stalled newbuilds leave Labour’s social housing targets in tatters

As some families face a 200-year wait for an affordable home, what exactly has gone wrong?

Oct 31, 2025

Business

‘Patients will suffer’: tales from the frontline of the UK pharma crisis

The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk

Oct 30, 2025

Business

Wall Street hits new highs as Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company – as it happened

Donald Trump says he will cut fentanyl tariff on Chinese goods and expects ‘great deal’ with Xi Jinping

Oct 29, 2025

Business

UK must reform drug pricing to become life sciences superpower, says GSK boss

Shares jump on higher profits as Emma Walmsley is ‘hopeful’ standoff with NHS can be resolved

Oct 29, 2025

Business

Trump says he will cut fentanyl tariff on Chinese goods and expects ‘great deal’ with Xi – business live

Most Asian stock markets rally on trade deal optimism, ahead of expected US interest rate cut

Oct 29, 2025