Economic news and events


Prescription charges in England frozen for first time in three years

Prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, the UK prime minister has announced.

Prices will stay at £9.90 per...

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 12:14


UK’s David Lammy travels to Gulf for visits to Oman and Qatar

David Lammy will visit Oman for the first time since he became UK foreign secretary.

Lammy is travelling to the Persian Gulf on Saturday after he...

Sat, 26/04/2025 - 11:44


Reeves meets with her American counterpart amid US-UK trade deal talks

[Alliance News] - Rachel Reeves has met her American counterpart as the UK and US seek to hammer out a trade deal.

The UK chancellor met...

Sat, 26/04/2025 - 11:18


Reeves moves to block cheap imports undercutting British high street

[Alliance News] - The UK chancellor has announced plans to beef up Britain’s defences against cheap imports undercutting UK businesses amid the fallout from US...

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 10:02


UK consumer confidence slides amid household bill hikes and US tariffs

Consumer confidence in the UK has seen a sharp drop as households grapple with across-the-board bill hikes and face new warnings of rising inflation.

GfK’s long-running...

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 09:43


Begbies Traynor says UK firms in financial distress down on end-2024

Begbies Traynor Group PLC on Friday said its quarterly survey of UK companies found fewer in ’critical’ financial distress than at the end of 2024...

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 09:06


UK retail sales slow in March but exceeds consensus amid good weather

UK retail sales slowed in March but exceeded consensus as good weather drove footfall, a report from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday....

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 07:21


UK vehicle production falls 6.3% on-year in first quarter - SMMT

UK car and commercial vehicle manufacturing production declined in the first quarter, ahead of new US tariff announcements, data published by the Society of Motor...

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 06:59


EU-UK talks making ‘good progress’ says Downing Street

Talks on strengthening UK-EU relations have made ‘good progress’, Downing Street has said following a meeting between Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von...

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 06:21


US trade talks overshadow UK’s Rachel Reeves’s mission to Washington

Questions about a possible US trade deal continue to overshadow Rachel Reeves’s mission to Washington as she prepares for talks with her US counterpart.

The UK...

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 06:42


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