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French and British air forces have for the first time staged a joint exercise simulating a nuclear strike, the countries'

People need to be better prepared for dealing with emergencies, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, as he defended

The UK private sector grew at a faster pace than expected in October, a preliminary survey reading showed Friday.

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UK retail sales were weaker than expected in September, declining on month and growing at a slower pace on-year, numbers from

The chancellor has set out plans to cut back on "form-filling and pointless paperwork" that aim to cut some £800 million

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Thirty-two UK government services are offline and four are partially unavailable while work is carried out to address

The UK government has hit back after Donald Trump's lead negotiator on the Ukraine war described Russian President Vladimir

UK Chancellor John Healey has said his budget will look at cutting "the cost of business".

In an interview with The Times, he

The government has been urged to approve the Rosebank oil and gas field after Jackdaw was given the go-ahead on Wednesday.

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Annual growth in UK house prices slowed for the fourth month in a row in August, according to Office for National Statistics

UK consumer price inflation was hotter than expected, according to numbers on Wednesday, while separate figures showed public

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UK Chancellor John Healey should avoid delivering a "budget for the backbenchers" with tax rises for businesses and further

British fighter jets will help defend Saudi Arabia against "absolutely despicable" attacks from Houthi rebels, Defence

The UK unemployment rate surprisingly declined in the three months to August, data on Tuesday showed.

The Office for National

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UK Chancellor John Healey has rejected calls to hike capital gains tax at the budget, amid concerns it could hamper economic

Wes Streeting has pledged to press ahead with negotiations relating to sovereignty of the Chagos Islands after looking at the

Consumer confidence in the UK has slumped to its lowest point in more than three years amid inflation and rate hike fears, a

The UK's first subsea cable plant in the Scottish Highlands intended to "tackle bottlenecks" in the transmission of

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The average price tag on a home jumped by more than £3,500 month-on-month in October, but the market is still price sensitive