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The UK construction sector is expected to continue to grow this year and next, but economic risks and uncertainties ‘have

Nearly 50,000 UK companies are on the brink of collapse with retailers and hospitality firms among the hardest hit as rising

Keir Starmer is expected to raise the prospect of reviving ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas and the future of tariffs

First Minister John Swinney welcomed the President of the European Commission to Scotland ahead of her meeting with Donald

The UK chancellor could be left at risk of breaking her fiscal rules by unexpected economic shocks and faces ‘significant

The visit of US President Donald Trump to Scotland is in the ‘public interest’, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.

Trump is

UK retail sales improved in June following record-setting warm weather but fell short of expectations, the Office for

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the signing of a trade deal was a ‘historic day’ for the

A weak growth trajectory and job cuts in the UK will add to pressure on the Bank of England to cut rates again in August, S&P

UK vehicle manufacturing fell in the first half of the year as the sector continued to grapple with global economic and trade

Keir Starmer and India’s Narendra Modi are set to sign off on a trade deal worth £6 billion in investment for the British

Nearly four-fifths of UK mortgage brokers are noticing a rise in the amount of lending agreed for their clients, according to

There are ‘no plans’ to introduce a tourism tax in England, Downing Street said, amid claims that Angela Rayner’s efforts to

Water companies in England and their investors could see potential deals face extra scrutiny under plans to add the industry

UK grocery price inflation accelerated to a roughly one-and-a-half year high, numbers from market researcher Worldpanel

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said a review into raising the state pension age is needed to ensure the system is

UK public sector net borrowing was higher than expected in June, figures released by the Office for National Statistics

UK public sector net borrowing was higher than expected in June, figures released by the Office for National Statistics

Ofwat will be abolished as part of an overhaul of a ‘broken’ water regulation system that failed customers and the

Consumer sentiment in the UK was little changed in July, data published by S&P Global showed Monday.

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Ministers in the UK are to resurrect the Pensions Commission amid fears that today’s workers face a greater risk of poverty

The system for regulating water companies should be overhauled and replaced with one body for England and one body for Wales

Households will continue to face rising water bills despite an overhaul of how the sector is regulated, the UK Environment

The nationalisation of a second train company by the Labour government in the UK has been completed.

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The UK has sanctioned a string of Russian spies and hackers, accusing them of carrying out a campaign to ‘destabilise Europe’

The water watchdog for England and Wales will be abolished, the Guardian reported on Friday.

Next week, UK ministers will

Lloyds Banking Group PLC will make an extra £4 billion available to first-time buyers borrowing at high loan-to-income ratios

Keir Starmer has hailed the ‘closeness’ of the UK and Germany, as the two nations signed a treaty that is set to free up

Ireland’s trade surplus climbed in May, boosted in particular by intra-EU trade, data published by the Central Statistics

Donald Trump has backed oil and gas over ‘detrimental’ wind power projects as he said he will meet Keir Starmer for talks in

The UK jobless rate increased in May, average weekly earnings eased and the number of job vacancies, in another sign that the

Keir Starmer will host German chancellor Friedrich Merz on his first official visit to the UK on Thursday as the prime

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but

UK house price growth accelerated in May, official data from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday.

The average

Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday, Kurdish forces

UK consumer price inflation was more robust than expected last month, numbers on Wednesday showed, hitting the loftiest rate

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said that ‘urgent’ reforms of retail banking payments should be a priority as he

Chancellor Rachel Reeves told City bosses on Tuesday that Britain cannot meet its growth ambitions without a ‘fighting fit

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a package of reforms to the UK’s financial system set to be the biggest in a decade

The Bank of England has said it will implement rules which will make it easier for mid-sized banks to compete in the mortgage

US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic

Rachel Reeves has not ruled out the possibility of a new wealth tax but insisted commitments not to hike tax for ‘working

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump when the US president visits Scotland ahead of his second state visit

Donald Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle during his unprecedented second state visit to the UK in

The UK government will be guided by ‘fairness’ on tax, a senior Cabinet minister said when asked if tax rises are coming in

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has described an announcement from Donald Trump that the EU and Mexico will face a 30%

A baseline 10% tariff on most UK goods heading for the US is likely ‘here to stay’, Peter Mandelson has said.

The UK’s

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London on July 17 in his first visit there since taking office in May, Berlin

The UK trade deficit narrowed in May, as exports rose and imports were largely steady, numbers on Friday showed.

The Office

Cash individual savings accounts in the UK will be left untouched at next week’s Mansion House speech, in a move that has