12:02am

Watchdog to probe annuities pricing

Uk elderly ©Getty

Differences of 20% in rates can knock thousands off income

11:30pm

City worker fights insider dealing charges

Prosecution alleges use of a webmail drop box and phone calls

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 3:58pm

MPs grill accountants over tax avoidance

‘Big Four’ firms accused of undermining society

From COMPANIES 10:23am

FSA targets banks on interest rate swaps

Lenders accused of mis-selling contracts to small businesses

10:15am

Customer loyalty begins with creating employee loyalty

Head to head with Stuart Evans of ICLP

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 12:02am

Insurers under pressure on annuity deals

FSA wants better deal for retiring customers

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 12:01am

Politics blamed as bar to growth

Lack of investment is ‘fundamental problem’

Lombard from COMPANIES 12:00am

Payout parers selectively shoe-leathered

Annuities market big but unfamiliar to non-residents

From COMPANIES 11:40pm

Mothercare’s UK head to leave company

Australian business falls into administration

People walk down a street in London 10:12pm

Census reveals rise of multilingualism

English not main language in 1m homes in England and Wales

From UK POLITICS & POLICY Jan 30, 2013

Cumbria rejects nuclear waste storage

Search for underground site goes on

Jan 30, 2013

OFT finds UK petrol prices competitive

Rises at pump caused by higher crude oil cost and tax increases

From COMPANIES Jan 30, 2013

Tesco plans DNA testing of meat products

Retailer drops Irish beef burger supplier

Jan 30, 2013

Cable seeks end of all-male boards

Business secretary urges change at seven companies

From UK POLITICS & POLICY Jan 29, 2013

Employers attack pension deficit proposal

Plan to calculate smaller deficits for funding purposes ‘does not go far enough’

Jan 29, 2013

Whitehall in spin over sugar

Sugar is bad for waistlines but is still big business

From UK POLITICS & POLICY Jan 29, 2013

Labour demands extra tax on bank bonuses

Party turns on ‘bumper bonus round’ looming in financial sector

From LIFE & ARTS Jan 29, 2013

Costa award for ‘Bring Up the Bodies’

Author adds Costa award to her Booker prize for ‘Bring Up the Bodies’

From COMPANIES Jan 29, 2013

Rail passengers unhappy about value

Fewer than half think they get a good deal for their money

From ASIA-PACIFIC Jan 29, 2013

India sees end to Vodafone tax dispute

Finance minister says more talks to be held with UK telecoms group

MOST POPULAR NOW ON FT.COM

Jim Pickard and Kiran Stacey, FT Westminster correspondents, share the latest news and analysis on the UK's political scene.

More FT Twitter accounts