Economic news and events

UK Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out bringing in rent controls to help with the cost of living, while admitting

The UK private sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, a purchasing managers' index reading showed on

UK retail sales were stronger than expected last month, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday, with

Defence spending in the UK "falls well short" of what is required, the chief executive of BAE Systems PLC has warned.

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The UK "stands ready 24/7 to defend itself", the government has said, after Iran claimed Britain would "bear responsibility"

Donald Trump will press ahead with a new 10% import tariff on UK goods after time-limited levies introduced by the president

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended limiting cuts to business rates to certain hospitality venues, saying pubs "need

UK manufacturers reported the sharpest fall in new orders in six years in July, as rising costs and weak demand continued to

John Healey has vowed to lift "pessimism" about the UK economy as chancellor as he pledged his support for businesses that

England and Scotland World Cup matches helped drive stronger sales across British pubs last month while restaurants and bars

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has continued to make changes to his ministerial team, but the former armed forces minister

Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street

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Andy Burnham swept into No 10 this week and charged his new Cabinet with "getting that cost of living down".

Making his debut

New UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has refused to commit to the UK increasing its defence spending to 3% of gross

The Welsh first minister said he believes Andy Burnham is "open to listening, perhaps in a way that Keir Starmer wasn't"

Andy Burnham has said there is no immediate commitment to increase the income tax personal allowance as a means of easing the

Irish annual producer price growth accelerated in June, numbers on Wednesday showed, on a sharp rise in electricity prices.

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BAE Systems PLC on Wednesday at the Farnborough airshow unveiled what it called the UK's first uncrewed autonomous

The average UK house price increased by 2.7% in the 12 months to May, slowing from a 3.9% annual increase in April, the

Ireland remains "ready to support" the UK in developing closer ties with the EU under Andy Burnham's premiership, Tanaiste

New Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK's Armed Forces must boost their use of artificial intelligence.

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Ireland's tanaiste has said there "has to be a tax package that delivers for working people" in the next budget.

Speaking

UK input producer prices showed a surprise month-on-month drop in June, the Officer for National Statistics reported on