Economic news and events

The governor of the Bank of England has welcomed the UK government’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU, as he said that officials...

The UK government has stepped in to take control of the planning process for two major new reservoirs, as it warns UK water supplies are...

Car manufacturing in the UK fell by 8.6% on year in April to its lowest level for that month since 1952, other than the Covid-19...

Thames Water has been fined £122.7 million after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments, in the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued, the regulator...

House sellers in the UK are agreeing sales at £16,000 below the asking price typically, according to a property website.

Zoopla, which said the mean average...

A trade war is ‘in nobody’s interest’, Downing Street has said following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on EU goods.

Trump threatened...

Resident doctors in England, formerly known as junior doctors, have started receiving ballots for renewed industrial action following criticism of the government’s recent pay rise...

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to find money to fund the winter fuel payment U-turn and ease child poverty amid mounting pressure from within Labour.

The...

UK car buyers’ interest in cars built by Chinese manufacturers has soared, new figures show.

Auto Trader, the UK’s largest online automotive marketplace, said more than...

The UK government’s renationalisation of rail services has started as trains operated by South Western Railway were taken into public control.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who...