Helia Ebrahimi , Economics Correspondent

The boss of Together Energy, one of those companies fighting to survive, has warned that it will be impossible for any energy company to keep going in the UK market if gas prices remain at their current high levels.

Spiralling wholesale gas prices struck down yet another energy firm today, but this one is the biggest yet. 

The government is under mounting pressure after senior Conservatives hit out at a change to the new plans for social care. 

Up to £355 million in taxpayers’ money could be at risk, after a bank failed to properly scrutinise the collapsed lender Greensill Capital, according to MPs.

With inflation rising and squeezing people’s earnings, the pound has risen on heightened expectations of an interest rate rise.

Rising costs are just one problem facing Rishi Sunak. He’s also under pressure to fund the move towards a net zero economy.

Could many of the must-have Christmas toys this year be out of stock before 25 December? 

Rolls-Royce has secured more than £400 million in funds from private investors and the UK government  to develop a new generation of small nuclear reactors.

The Bank of England has decided to hold interest rates steady at 0.1%, even though it thinks inflation will hit 5% next year – way above target.

Barclays boss Jes Staley has quit over the initial findings of an invesitgation by the City watchdog into the extent of his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

Millions of people look set to be worse off next year due to the spiralling cost of living, weak economic growth and tax increases, according to a leading economic think tank. 

What are the details of what Rishi Sunak has promised, and what does it say about the future of the UK economy?

The British economy had a rather downbeat summer, according to the latest official statistics. 

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its outlook for the UK economy, although Britain remains one of the fastest growing countries in the world.

Long hours, constant delays, a lack of proper rest facilities and the new headache of extra paperwork and red tape. Little wonder perhaps that there’s a severe shortage of lorry drivers in the UK. The government is trying to recruit thousands of them – but it’s not proving easy. So we’ve been out with one…