Economic news and events

The UK has announced a fresh wave of sanctions on shadow fleet vessels carrying Russian oil and two arms of an energy company and commodity...

Rachel Reeves said trading with China was in the UK’s national interest as she promised a ‘pragmatic’ approach to relations with Beijing.

The government has come...

UK consumer inflation accelerated in line with expectations in November, although core inflation and services inflation surprised on the downside, figures on Wednesday showed.

According to...

Council tax is set to increase by almost £330 million to fund policing across England and Wales next year.

Ministers have set out a provisional 3.5%...

The number of UK companies going bust increased last month, official data shows, as experts warned that more businesses face a ‘perilous financial position’ as...

The UK should ‘immediately stop creating trouble’ and ‘stop anti-China political manipulations’, a spokesperson for the country’s embassy in the UK has said.

In a statement...

Thousands of military homes in the UK will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion.

The Ministry of Defence will...

China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain’s Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were ‘preposterous’, after the UK government...

The UK jobless rate remained flat in the three months to the end of October, while growth in average earnings picked up a bit.

The Office...

As Britain’s new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could mar relations: Beijing’s controversial plans...