Economic news and events

Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters Britain after an international arrest warrant was issued for him, Downing Street has indicated.

Number 10 refused to explicitly...

UK private sector business activity fractionally declined in November, a preliminary reading showed Friday, ending a 12 month streak of growth, amid weaker business optimism...

The UK home secretary has said that ‘we will continue’ to see ‘aggressive language’ from Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader threatened to strike the...

Stamp duty changes next year are likely to keep a lid on UK house price growth and reinforce a North-South divide, a property website predicts.

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UK retail sales growth fell short of expectations last month, numbers on Friday showed, as non-food sales were hurt by pre-budget uncertainty.

According to the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike the UK with a new ballistic missile after using the weapon to hit a target in Ukraine.

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Consumer confidence improved in November amid signs shoppers are ready to put political upheaval behind them to spend again on Black Friday and Christmas.

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Moscow’s ambassador in London said Thursday Britain was ‘now directly involved’ in Russia’s war with Ukraine, following reports Kyiv had fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles...

Keir Starmer has defended holding talks with China’s President Xi Jinping, telling MPs: ‘The world is safer when leaders talk.’

The UK prime minister said the...

Ukraine faces a ‘serious moment’ in its defence against the Russian invasion, Defence Secretary John Healey said as he refused to be drawn into confirming...