Economic news and events

UK mortgage approvals decreased slightly at the start of the year, but came in higher than expected, numbers from the Bank of

The UK manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth month in a row in February, and job losses intensified to the steepest

Keir Starmer is expected to return to the Commons on Monday for the first time since his blitz of high-stakes diplomatic

Train fares in England and Wales will rise by around 4.6% from Sunday, while railcards become more expensive, despite record

European leaders will gather in London on Sunday to forge a common position on ending the war in Ukraine, before the country

Ireland’s retail sales volume fell in January while the prices of consumer goods and services are estimated to have grown in

HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a major project’ and the UK government ‘must not waste’ its latest opportunity to reset

A new contract for general practitioners is a ‘breakthrough moment’, the UK health secretary has said, as he admitted ending

Nationwide Building Society and First Direct have both confirmed issues with their online banking systems on Friday morning

Annual UK house price growth slowed slightly in February, with the market remaining ‘resilient’ in the face of ‘affordability

Bank of England policymaker Dave Ramsden has backed the central bank’s ‘gradual and careful’ approach to rate cuts, pointing

Chinese President Xi Jinping has admitted the country’s economy still faces ‘numerous difficulties’ in an article set to be

Keir Starmer will welcome Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street this weekend as he follows up his visit to see Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in the Ukraine are ‘very noble’, the Irish premier has said after meeting

Some 35,840 new home loans in the UK were handed out to older borrowers in the fourth quarter of last year, marking a 28.2%

Rachel Reeves will not make ‘big’ decisions on tax and spending next month, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said despite

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday at an airport stopover as the

A minister has met with EU officials to discuss Brexit ‘red tape’, which some artists including Elton John have warned makes

The Irish premier has cancelled a visit to meet political leaders in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

Micheal Martin was due to

UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ‘set out a path to approving’ Gatwick airport’s expansion project, a government

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to come to the UK this weekend, the PA news agency understands.

It is

Peter Mandelson hailed Donald Trump as a ‘very consequential president’ as the UK sought to avoid battles on tariffs with the

The UK and France are ‘heating up the conflict’ in Ukraine rather than seeking peace, Russia has suggested as Keir Starmer

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris is to meet Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn in Dublin on Wednesday evening.

The

The UK defence secretary has suggested the real-terms increase in defence spending year-on-year will be only around half the