UK Finance News

The British Weather Services are appalled at chancellor George Osborne’s almost flippant comment that the fall of 0.5% GDP in the final quarter of the year 2010, was down to the weather.
British Weather Services hold a daily historic database of UK weather for over 250 UK and Irish weather stations. The database provides details on [...]

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The following ‘infographic’ is designed to look at the current extent of Britain’s debt and the effect that it is likely to have on all of us, highlighting the areas which will be worse off after the government spending cuts.
The information is supplied by money.co.uk and clearly illustrates how the rich and poor divide in [...]

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The official figures have confirmed that the UK economic growth has fallen to 0.8% between July and September, 2010, which is viewed as a significant slowdown when compared with the 1.2% growth rate of the preceding quarter.
While the export of goods and services has increased by 2.2%, imports have risen only by 0.7%, the Office [...]

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Those who have invested in Nando’s, the founder of the Nando’s chain of spicy chicken restaurants, may be in for some good personal finance news thanks to a recent merger. The Nando’s chain has recently acquired the Clapham House Group, famous for their own burger chain.
This means that Nando’s now owns and operates nearly [...]

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Metro Bank will open its first branch in Central London on July 29th.
Britain’s first new high street banking group since the 19th century will open its doors on Thursday promising a return to traditional banking practises from its ultra modern premises.
The flagship branch is the first of twelve planned openings across Greater London during the [...]

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