Economic news and events


TOP NEWS: UK grocery sales get Christmas boost as inflation ebbs

The rate of grocery price inflation in the UK has dropped for the second time in a row, the latest market survey from Kantar revealed...

Wed, 04/01/2023 - 09:49


New TUC boss calls for urgent meeting with PM on pay disputes

The new general secretary of the UK Trade Union Congress has called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister in a bid to break...

Wed, 04/01/2023 - 07:43


Covid-positive China arrivals will not be subject to UK quarantine

Travellers testing positive for Covid after arriving in the UK from China will not be forced to quarantine, a Cabinet minister said.

Transport Secretary Mark...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 17:25


Ukraine can ‘count on’ UK support in 2023, PM Sunak says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reaffirmed the UK’s support for Ukraine, in an early January call with Volodymyr Zelensky.

The two leaders spoke after a Ukrainian...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 17:23


UK welcomes Irish talk of ‘compromises’ on Northern Ireland Protocol

The UK government has welcomed the Irish prime minister’s pledge to be ‘flexible and reasonable’ when it comes to reforming the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Taoiseach...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 17:22


TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing decline accelerates as difficult year looms

The downturn in the UK’s manufacturing sector worsened in December, survey results showed on Tuesday, as new business plummeted.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 09:53


Irish factory sector shrinks again in December but inflation eases

Ireland’s factories had a weak end to 2022, survey results showed on Tuesday.

The AIB Ireland manufacturing purchasing managers’ index remained steady at 48.7 points...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 08:35


Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from Tuesday as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 06:41


NHS pressure ’intolerable and unsustainable’, warn medics

The pressure on the NHS is ‘intolerable and unsustainable’, medics have said, amid warnings that the deaths of up to 500 people each week could...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 06:39


Inflation fears ease for UK CFOs but borrowing less attractive - poll

Bank borrowing and debt issues as sources to bolster corporate coffers in the UK are ‘less attractive’ now than at any time since the financial...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 05:07


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