Economic news and events


UK economy expected to grow 1.1% in 2024 and 1.3% in 2025

The UK economy is expected to grow 1.1% in 2024 and accelerate in 2025, according to an average of City forecasts compiled by the UK...

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 10:58


TOP NEWS: UK inflation rate unmoved but service price growth quickens

UK annual consumer price inflation remained at 2.2% last month, though services price growth picked up, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will leave...

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 07:15


UK foreign secretary to talk security ties and Russia in Norway trip

The UK foreign secretary will discuss deepening defence, security ties with Norway and tackling threats from Russia when he meets his Norwegian counterpart on Wednesday.

David...

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 05:28


UK’s Ed Miliband says Labour will take on clean energy ‘blockers’

UK Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to ‘take on the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists’ to build clean energy infrastructure.

Speaking at trade body...

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 14:10


UK PM Starmer to meet Italy’s Meloni for illegal immigration talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to meet Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after...

Mon, 16/09/2024 - 10:13


TOP NEWS: UK house prices up in September as autumn bounce comes early

House prices rose in September with the traditional autumn rebound in activity starting early, a report on Monday showed.

According to Rightmove’s House Price Index, average...

Mon, 16/09/2024 - 05:04


UK manufacturers believe change in government will boost growth

Three in five manufacturers believe the change in government will lead to better UK economic growth in the next year, new research suggests.

Only 6% of...

Sun, 15/09/2024 - 09:27


US President Biden, UK PM Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a...

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 08:15


UK PM Starmer says serious and ambitious about reset with EU

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is ‘very serious’ about an EU reset and that he wants to be ‘ambitious about what we...

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 08:09


Fantastic to see junk food ad bans, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has said it is ‘fantastic to finally see action’ after the government confirmed plans for a pre-watershed ban on adverts...

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 14:24


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