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UK PM Keir Starmer to host visit by German leader Olaf Scholz

Keir Starmer will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the weekend, Downing Street has confirmed.

The two leaders are due to meet on Sunday, and comes...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 14:37


Irish harmonised consumer price inflation speeds up to 1.5% in January

Ireland’s harmonised consumer price index inflation accelerated in January, preliminary data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The harmonised CPI rose to 1.5% on-year...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 11:11


UK house price growth slows in January as affordability ‘stretched’

UK house price growth softened at the start of the year, a tracker from mortgage lender Nationwide showed Friday.

UK house prices rose 4.1% on-year...

Fri, 31/01/2025 - 08:35


New criminal offences to disrupt people smugglers in UK border bill

People selling and handling boat parts suspected of being used in migrant Channel crossings could face up to 14 years in prison in the UK...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 14:41


UK’s Liz Kendall promises sweeping reforms to sickness benefits

The UK welfare budget has to be put on a ‘more sustainable course’, Liz Kendall said as she warned the country could not keep meeting...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 13:50


Economists welcome UK Chancellor Reeves’ growth plans amid concerns

Business groups and economists have said UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ latest plans to grow the economy are welcome, but that measures in the October budget...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 09:48


Moves to tackle UK water scarcity aim to drive forward new reservoirs

Efforts to develop what could be ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ in a region spanning from Cambridge to Oxford have faced a significant challenge – a lack...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 09:44


Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says UK Chancellor Reeves

Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy...

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:44


UK Chancellor Reeves hails opportunity of net zero but faces criticism

Rachel Reeves has insisted ‘net zero is the industrial opportunity of the 21st century’ as she set out plans to boost growth in a slew...

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 13:57


Reeves backs £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing as ‘important project’

Rachel Reeves has given her backing to a new £9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex.

The Chancellor said the 14.3-mile Lower Thames Crossing, LTC,...

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 13:55


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