Economic news and events

Business activity decreased again across the UK private sector economy during October, according to preliminary survey data on Tuesday.

The S&P Global/CIPS flash UK flash...

The unemployment rate in the UK edged down to 4.2% from 4.3%, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday.

The...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday that Britain was sending an additional £20 million of aid to help civilians in Gaza affected by the...

The UK government could be considering major tax cuts in a bid to win over traditional Tory voters after the two by-election defeats this week.

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World leaders must do ‘everything possible to prevent’ the violence in Israel and Gaza from spilling over into a wider Middle East conflict, Rishi Sunak...

Irish wholesale prices fell in September on a monthly basis, while an annual fall accelerated, according to figures from the Irish Central Statistics Office on...

UK retail sales were markedly weaker than expected last month, hurt by cost-of-living pressure and unseasonably warm weather, numbers on Friday showed.

According to the Office...

Labour has dealt a double by-election blow to Rishi Sunak by overturning huge Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire.

Keir Starmer claimed Labour was ‘redrawing...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the second leg of his Middle East tour that included a visit to Israel, where...

UK rail workers have voted to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

The Rail,...