Economic news and events


UK van market continues growth in September, record number of e-vans

The UK van market continued to grow in September, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders reported Thursday.

Registrations in September climbed 28% annually to 44,760...

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 11:36


TOP NEWS: UK construction sector sees sharp contraction in September

The UK construction sector fell back into contraction last month, survey data revealed on Thursday, with a decline seen across all three major segments.

The...

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 10:28


UK ’in reverse gear’ in global race for green growth, think tank warns

The UK is ‘in reverse gear’ in the global race for green growth, a think tank has warned.

A lack of a green industrial strategy means...

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 06:01


Rishi Sunak announces crackdown on smoking for anyone born after 2008

The legal age for buying tobacco should rise every year to stop youngsters taking up smoking, the prime minister has said as he also pledged...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 13:45


UK PM axes HS2 to Manchester because ’facts have changed’

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 project from Birmingham to Manchester and promised to use the £36 billion of savings to fund hundreds...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 13:10


Unemployment rate in Ireland edges up to 4.2% in September

The unemployment rate in Ireland edged higher month-on-month in September, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office on Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 11:12


TOP NEWS: UK service sector hits weakest performance in eight months

UK service sector activity hit an eight-month low in September, new data on Wednesday showed.

The headline seasonally adjusted services PMI business activity index registered 49.3...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 09:52


Irish service sector growth slows to lowest levels since start of 2023

Overall private sector growth in Ireland slowed in September, despite a robust showing in the service sector, survey results from S&P Global showed on Wednesday.

The...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 06:53


Sunak in promise to change UK’s ’broken’ politics as HS2 faces cuts

Rishi Sunak will rail against post-Thatcher politics and attempt to portray himself as a radical reformer as he faced a backlash for abandoning the northern...

Wed, 04/10/2023 - 06:42


Sunak dismisses Truss’s tax cut call as the wrong priority for UK

Rishi Sunak said Liz Truss’s demand for a tax cut was not the ‘right priority’ for the country as he brushed off questions about his...

Tue, 03/10/2023 - 13:26


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