Image copyright Getty Images UK shares remained on the front foot on Friday, pushing the FTSE 100 index to its second consecutive closing high. The FTSE 100 closed up 9 points to 7,424.96, although that is just short of the record intra-day high of 7,444.62 hit on Thursday. RBS was among the risers on the […]
Image copyright Ivonne Wierink Image caption The tagua seed reaches 9cm (3.5 inches) in length, and can be carved like ivory Onno Heerma van Voss jokes that he never intended to be a conservationist, but he is helping to save the African elephant. Numbers of elephants in the wild are still falling; it’s estimated 100 […]
Image copyright Getty Images Working people typically face house prices of more than seven times their annual earnings as affordability is increasingly stretched. The typical property cost 7.6 times average annual earnings of employees in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The aftermath of the financial crisis saw affordability levels plateau. […]
