Economic news and events

The governor of the Bank of England has welcomed the UK government’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU, as he said

The UK government has stepped in to take control of the planning process for two major new reservoirs, as it warns UK water

Car manufacturing in the UK fell by 8.6% on year in April to its lowest level for that month since 1952, other than the Covid

Angela Rayner has rejected that Labour will be ‘bulldozing over the greenbelt’ or compromising on protections for nature to

Irish retail sales volumes increased in April, driven by gains in department stores and specialised food retailers, though

UK grocery sales climbed as warm weather drove higher spending in summer products and consumers sought out promotions, data

Thames Water has been fined £122.7 million after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments, in the largest

House sellers in the UK are agreeing sales at £16,000 below the asking price typically, according to a property website.

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A trade war is ‘in nobody’s interest’, Downing Street has said following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50%

Trade tensions linked to US tariff plans will reduce UK economic growth next year, according to the International Monetary

Resident doctors in England, formerly known as junior doctors, have started receiving ballots for renewed industrial action

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to find money to fund the winter fuel payment U-turn and ease child poverty amid mounting

UK car buyers’ interest in cars built by Chinese manufacturers has soared, new figures show.

Auto Trader, the UK’s largest

The UK government’s renationalisation of rail services has started as trains operated by South Western Railway were taken

US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Britain to drill for more oil rather than build wind turbines, just a fortnight

Household energy bills in Great Britain will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed.

The typical bill will drop by £129 to

Household energy bills in Great Britain will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed.

The typical bill will drop by £129 to

UK retail sales rose at a faster pace than expected last month, aided by warm weather, numbers on Friday showed.

Retail sales

Recent trade deals with the US, India and the EU will ‘improve livelihoods’ across the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal

Teachers and doctors will get above-inflation pay rises over the next year, ministers have announced after the latest review

A judge has cleared the way for the UK government to sign its deal over the Chagos Islands after discharging a High Court

The Chagos Islands deal could still be signed on Thursday after an overnight injunction was granted temporarily preventing

Irish wholesale prices fell in April, driven by easing manufacturing costs and a drop in electricity prices, data from the

The difference between the number of people moving to the UK and leaving the country is estimated to have halved, in the

The UK private sector economy remained in decline in May, amid manufacturing sector weakness, numbers on Thursday showed.

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The UK government has temporarily been banned from concluding its negotiations on the Chagos Islands deal by an injunction

UK government borrowing rose by more than expected to £20.2 billion last month, mounting further pressure on Chancellor

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to sign off on the Chagos Islands deal on Thursday, handing them over to Mauritius.

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Keir Starmer has said the government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments.

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Liz Kendall has insisted she will press ahead with measures to cut the welfare bill amid Labour pressure on UK Prime Minister

The UK government is broadly supportive of blending hydrogen into the gas network and is actively considering the matter

A ‘record’ 81 criminal investigations into environmental breaches by water firms have been launched as the UK government

The average UK house price increased by 6.4% annually in March, accelerating from 5.5% annual growth in February, according

UK consumer price inflation was hotter-than-expected last month, spiking to the loftiest level since the start of last year

The UK Work & Pensions Secretary will stand firm on Labour’s £5 billion plans for welfare cuts on Wednesday, arguing that

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed she does not plan to reduce the £20,000 limit on the amount that can be put into

The UK government on Tuesday unveiled a new wave of 100 sanctions against Russia after a record weekend drone attack on Kyiv

The Bank of England has been cutting interest rates too quickly, its chief economist has warned.

Huw Pill said the pace of

The number of people going financially insolvent in England and Wales jumped in April, according to Insolvency Service

The number of people going financially insolvent in England and Wales jumped in April, according to Insolvency Service

Keir Starmer has condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘egregious’ actions in Gaza, warning that the UK and allies will take

The UK will enter talks to access facial image data sharing with the EU for the first time, the government said, in a bid to

[Alliance News] - Keir Starmer’s UK government has claimed his post-Brexit ‘reset’ will cut red tape for travellers and

British passport holders will be able to use e-gates at more European airports as part of a UK-EU deal, the government has

European fishing vessels will be given a further 12 years of access to British waters as part of UK Prime Minister Keir

UK consumer sentiment worsened at a slower pace in May, data published by S&P Global showed Monday.

The S&P Global UK consumer

[Alliance News] - A ‘significant amount of personal data’ of people who applied to the Legal Aid Agency since 2010, including

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has agreed a deal with the EU ahead of a major summit with the bloc, the PA news agency