Economic news and events

The UK government is ‘absolutely willing’ to step in and take over plans from local authorities that refuse to comply with new housebuilding targets.

A shake-up...

House price growth in the UK has been gaining momentum but mortgage rates may curtail the recovery in housing market activity ‘before long’, according to...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet European Council president Antonio Costa as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ the UK’s relationship with the EU.

The prime minister’s...

UK house prices will register an increase next year, property portal Rightmove predicted, with London set for a bumper year of growth too amid a...

The UK government is expected to set out a definition of ‘grey belt’ land later this week as Labour aims to ramp up plans to...

The leader of Ireland’s Labour Party has held talks with the taoiseach and tanaiste as efforts to form a new coalition government intensify.

Ivana Bacik had...

The Stormont Assembly has voted to extend post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland for another four years.

The vote to continue with the contentious arrangements passed...

The UK, France and Germany on Tuesday pressed Iran to ‘immediately halt its nuclear escalation’ after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Tehran had sharply...

Keir Starmer said the UK-Cyprus relationship could be taken to ‘an even stronger level’ as he met the country’s president in Nicosia for talks on...

UK grocery sales surged as shoppers continue to stock up on premium products in the run-up to Christmas, numbers from Kantar showed on Tuesday.

UK grocery...