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Irish wholesale prices held steady in August, as electricity costs and energy product

Irish wholesale prices held steady in August, as electricity costs and energy product prices eased, data from the Central

Plans are being mooted for an £830 million project off the UK coast that claims to be able to boost the UK’s depleted gas

The UK’s new Work & Pensions Secretary has refused to rule out tightening eligibility for universal credit, saying welfare

Gatwick Airport’s £2.2 billion second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

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The UK is set to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday despite pressure from the US and the families of hostages held by

UK retail sales rose at a faster pace than expected in August, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday

Donald Trump said a new tech deal would help the US and UK ‘dominate’ in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) as Keir

The UK Housing secretary will roll out a ‘building acceleration package’ as he seeks to speed up the rate of house building

The Bank of England on Thursday voted to hold UK interest rates at 4.00% as expected, amid stubbornly lofty inflation.

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Donald Trump is visiting the prime minister’s country retreat Chequers for talks with Keir Starmer on the final day of his

Keir Starmer will host Donald Trump at his grace & favour country home on Thursday, as the prime minister continues his

The King, the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have welcomed Donald Trump and his wife Melania to the UK as the US

The eurozone’s consumer price inflation rate was steady in August, undershooting an earlier estimate, numbers on Wednesday

The annual house price growth in the UK decelerated in July, data published by the Office for National Statistics showed

The UK consumer price inflation rate was steady in August, landing slightly cooler than expected, numbers on Wednesday showed

A proposed deal to eliminate US tariffs on British steel has been shelved, it has emerged on the eve of Donald Trump’s second

Britain and the US have struck a tech deal that could bring billions of pounds of investment to the UK as President Donald

US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government

Finance bosses joined Chancellor Rachel Reeves and US counterpart Scott Bessent for talks on strengthening economic

Manufacturing firms in the UK have seen an increase in activity in the third quarter of the year, with signs that pent-up

UK grocery sales picked up but price inflation eased, according to data from Worldpanel on Tuesday, while Tesco PLC achieved

The UK unemployment rate was unmoved in July, as expected, numbers on Tuesday showed.

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US President Donald Trump will touch down in the UK on Tuesday ready to embark on his controversial second state visit.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing the prospect of further questions about his leadership after sacking Peter Mandelson