Economic news and events

Train fares in England and Wales will rise by around 4.6% from Sunday, while railcards become more expensive, despite record low reliability of services.

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European leaders will gather in London on Sunday to forge a common position on ending the war in Ukraine, before the country’s premier heads off...

Ireland’s retail sales volume fell in January while the prices of consumer goods and services are estimated to have grown in the last year, data...

HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a major project’ and the UK government ‘must not waste’ its latest opportunity to reset the...

A new contract for general practitioners is a ‘breakthrough moment’, the UK health secretary has said, as he admitted ending the 8am scramble for appointments...

Nationwide Building Society and First Direct have both confirmed issues with their online banking systems on Friday morning, leaving many customers without access to funds...

Annual UK house price growth slowed slightly in February, with the market remaining ‘resilient’ in the face of ‘affordability challenges’, numbers on Friday showed.

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Bank of England policymaker Dave Ramsden has backed the central bank’s ‘gradual and careful’ approach to rate cuts, pointing to ‘increased uncertainty’ in the economy.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has admitted the country’s economy still faces ‘numerous difficulties’ in an article set to be published this week ahead of a...

Keir Starmer will welcome Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street this weekend as he follows up his visit to see Donald Trump with efforts to bridge...