Retirement specialist Just Group is to give all staff earning under £50,000 a year a one-off payment of £1,200 to help them cope with soaring inflation and energy bills.

The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed six new senior directors and added 500 new staff since the beginning of the year.

Members of the Unite trade union working at the FCA have voted in favour of strike action in a row over changes to pay and conditions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to offer 800 of its lower paid staff a pay and benefits increase worth £5,500 each.