Zero-hour worker Silvia Mecati told she did not have permission to take her lunch home.

Spending falls 0.8% year-on-year in July following a 0.2% drop in June.

The richest 10% of households hold 45% of all wealth.

IFS study shows incomes in the Midlands, Wales and the North are only as high as they were in the south-east two decades ago.

UK inflation rises 2.6% year-on-year in June, compared with forecast for 2.9% growth.

Defaults on credit cards and personal loans "increased significantly" in the three months to June.

The numbers in work hit the highest total since records began, but real wages fell by 0.5% year-on-year.

Wounded Conservative premier pleaded with Labour and the Liberal Democrats to work with her.

Long-Bailey objected to the firm's employment practices, with drivers being treated as contractors.

Spending fell 0.3% compared to a year earlier in the April-to-June quarter, Visa says.

Higher productivity levels leads to stronger wage growth and improved living standards, say economists.

Persistently low wages have contributed to historic low rates says BoE's chief economist Andy Haldane.

Queen deliverers speech in House of Lords following opening of parliament

Stores that sell big ticket items such as the sofa chain are usually the first to go into consumer downturns.

Spending slid 0.8% from a year earlier in May following a 0.3% increase in April.

Labour have confirmed Abbott will step aside due to ill health.

Party leader says Labour will drive "growth across the whole of the UK" but fails to give greater clarity.

Insurance premium tax rises from 10% to 12%, but just two years ago the tax was only 6% of the cost of a premium.

PwC survey reveals that 22% of Britons expect to be better off in a year's time.

The TUC report has warned that unsecured debt per household will rise to £13,900 this year, surpassing pre-crisis levels.

Switching focus from consumer to producer prices when charting the UK economy's path in uncertain climes is worthwhile.

"We can use this moment of change to build a stronger, fairer, more prosperous Britain," May said.

The Tories want to target winter fuel payments for pensioners and firms hiring foreigners.

Campaigners at the London university are protesting for equal working rights.

"We are asking the better-off and the big corporations to pay a little bit more," Jeremy Corbyn said.

Survey shows firms preparing to give workers a 1% rise, as inflation forecast to jump to 2.7% this week.

Monetary Policy Committee votes 7-1 in favour of keeping interest rates on hold at 0.25%.

In 1945, we wanted a Britain where all of us lived in hope for prosperity and equality.

The Visa Consumer Spending Index compiled by IHS Markit revealed that growth in household spending rose by 0.5%.

'Threats against Britain have been issued by European politicians and officials,' the PM said.