Protesters gather in Spain for first general strike in 14 years

People across Spain are striking, primarily over housing costs.

Poundland has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which protects it from creditors until Thursday.

The Office for National Statistics was publishing the latest gross domestic product figures on Thursday.

Capital gains tax changes seem to be working as intended on investors, though a fall in owner-occupier loans has more to do with interest rates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The combination of capital gains tax changes and interest rate rises and a time of rising unemployment and falling real wages have sent the number of new housing loans in the September quarter tumbling. Turns out to reduce house prices all you need to do is finally have a taxation system that do