Economic news and events

The UK is in line for nine new offshore wind farms after the government’s latest renewables auction, but campaigners fear it may still fall short...

Keir Starmer is facing a Labour backlash and fresh Tory attacks over the UK government’s decision to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of...

The UK government has secured 9.6 gigawatts of renewable power across 131 projects in its flagship auction for green energy schemes.

While the number of projects...

An ‘unprecedented coalition’ of councils in England has called for an emergency injection of £644 million from the government to stabilise their housing accounts and...

Retail sales increased in August in the UK, boosted by rising food sales but growth remains sluggish and the retail environment ‘challenging’, a survey on...

Britain said Monday it would suspend some arms exports to Israel, citing a ‘clear risk’ that they could be used in a serious breach of...

Keir Starmer has said the government will get a ‘grip’ on the issue of surge pricing after hundreds of fans complained about inflated prices for...

The recovery in the UK manufacturing sector continued into August, with output, new orders and employment all rising, a survey on Monday showed.

The seasonally adjusted...

Irish manufacturing improved in August, data published by S&P Global showed Monday.

The headline AIB Ireland manufacturing purchasing managers’ index improved to 50.4 in August from...

MPs can expect a ‘packed legislative agenda’ on their return to parliament, Commons leader Lucy Powell said, including bills on renters’ reform and water regulation.

In...