Economic news and events

With inflation slowing and the economic outlook darkening, the European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again Thursday but is unlikely to give...

The UK government on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers which Moscow uses to export oil, bypassing a Western embargo imposed...

A new Labour pressure group aiming to ‘take on the Nimbys’ in the UK is set to launch on Wednesday.

The Labour Infrastructure Forum said it...

Iran has been hit with sanctions by the UK and US after the two countries formally accused Tehran of supplying ballistic missiles to Russia.

The announcement...

Germany, France and the UK are imposing fresh sanctions on Iran over its alleged sale of ballistic missiles to Russia.

‘France, Germany, and the UK strongly...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has seen off a backbench rebellion over plans to cut the winter fuel allowance but the government’s majority fell to...

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Tuesday that he will travel to Kyiv this week with America’s top diplomat Antony Blinken as the allies...

Keir Starmer has insisted bosses are not ‘knocking on my door saying they want to rip up employee rights’ as he defended his plan to...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the new UK government on Tuesday, with the close allies expected to share their resolve on Ukraine and...

Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding.

Recently released figures showed...