Economic news and events

John Healey will face questions from MPs on Thursday amid reports of Storm Shadow missiles provided by Britain being used by Ukraine within Russia.

The Defence...

UK public sector borrowing spiked to the second-highest October level since records began, numbers on Thursday showed.

According to the Office for National Statistics, public...

The automotive industry has pledged to work with the UK government to ‘identify any adjustments necessary’ to sales quotas for electric vehicles.

Carmakers outlined the ‘negative...

UK consumer price inflation accelerated at a faster pace than expected last month, spurred on by electricity and gas prices, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According...

Russia’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ on nuclear weapons will not deter UK support for Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for...

Fianna Fail would be open to negotiating with a number of centre ground parties post-election, Micheal Martin insisted as he pushed back on suggestions he...

The UK has joined an international coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies as negotiations continue at the UN climate summit Cop29 in Azerbaijan.

A total...

The governor of the Bank of England has warned over ‘fragmenting’ the world economy amid promises from Donald Trump that he will impose steep trade...

A group of Britain’s largest retailers has warned jobs will be lost and prices will rise due to the national insurance rise announced in October’s...

New business openings across the UK hit their lowest rate in more than a decade last year, official figures show.

Data from the Office for National...