Economic news and events

BP PLC is set for a clash between shareholders over its climate goals as the season for annual general meetings kicks off.

The oil major’s board...

UK consumer price inflation eased in March, driven by falling fuel and recreation costs, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday.

The consumer...

Ireland’s goods exports rose in February from a year earlier, driven by a sharp increase in medical and pharmaceutical sales, figures from the Central Statistics...

Officials have approved plans to connect new wind and solar farms to the power grid faster, which they hope will end years of gridlock for...

The UK unemployment rate held steady in the three months to February, while pay growth remained robust, numbers on Tuesday showed.

The Office for National Statistics...

UK businesses hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs are set to receive extra support as the government announced a new export finance package worth billions of...

The UK business secretary has issued instructions to British Steel, using the emergency powers approved by Parliament on Saturday to save the Scunthorpe blast furnaces.

A...

The future of British Steel ‘hangs in the balance’ and our economic and national security are ‘on the line’, Keir Starmer has said.

Both the Commons...

Online fast fashion retailer Shein is a step closer to launching its shares on the London stock market after reportedly securing approval from the UK’s...

MPs will be recalled to the House of Commons to discuss the future of British Steel on Saturday.

The PA news agency understands the rare weekend...