Economic news and events


Good Energy, Utilita, Scottish Power ’falling short’ on voucher help

The UK government has called on Good Energy Group PLC, Utilita Energy and Iberdrola SA’s subsidiary Scottish Power, to help their prepayment customers claim £400...

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 14:20


UK energy price cap could fall below £3,000 from April - Ofgem boss

The energy price cap might drop below the £3,000 mark as early as April, the boss of Ofgem has said in a prediction that could...

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 13:33


EU and UK negotiators must be given ‘space’ to reach protocol deal

UK and EU negotiators must be given space to find a resolution to the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

Micheal Martin,...

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 10:42


UK recession to be worse than previously thought - EY Item Club

The recession that experts predict is coming for the UK could be twice as bad as previously thought, according to economists working for consultancy EY....

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 10:16


UK PM Sunak urged to sack Zahawi as party chair over tax affairs

Nadhim Zahawi is not planning to resign as the chair of the UK Conservative Party, despite paying a penalty to resolve a tax dispute with...

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 09:37


UK PM Sunak to pay fine for failing to wear seatbelt in video

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted a fine from police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 19:56


UK considering injecting £300 million into struggling British Steel

The UK government is considering a plan to funnel nearly a third of a billion pounds towards British Steel to save the struggling metal maker...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 16:52


Irish wholesale price inflation slows to 2.5% in December

Wholesale price inflation in Ireland slowed in December, despite electricity prices spiking by 10% from a year earlier, according to the latest figures from the...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 13:08


UK health system faces biggest day of strikes next month

The UK’s crisis-hit National Health Service is set for its biggest ever day of industrial action next month after thousands of ambulance workers announced on...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 10:25


TOP NEWS: UK retail sales fall again in December; down 5.8% on year

UK retail sales are estimated to have fallen in December, according to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday....

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 07:14


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