There were 64,680 house sales in April – 64 lower than the 177,440 reported in March, according to estimates from HMRC.

The growth across both the new and used car markets comes despite another year of high interest rates and weak consumer confidence in the UK.

Led by auctioneer Yü-Ge Wang, Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale brought in $96.5 million, with a 92 percent sell-through by lot and 97 percent by value.

There is a “long way to go” in Asda’s plan to revive the supermarket giant’s fortunes, its boss has said. However, Allan Leighton, who recently rejoined the UK’s third largest grocery chain after more ...

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Figures for March and April combined – to smooth out any distortion caused by the late Easter – show sales were 4.3 higher than a year ago.