Economic news and events

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.

The

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

The apparent U-turn

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

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had a breakthrough in his bid to secure a new deal with the EU ahead of a major summit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s bid to secure a new deal with the EU has gone ‘down to the wire’ with talks continuing