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Ireland’s unemployment rate ticks down to 4.3% in August

The unemployment rate in Ireland came down in August, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.3%...

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 11:38

TOP NEWS: UK service sector continues to recover in August

The recovery of the UK’s service sector gained momentum in August, as data from S&P Global on Wednesday showed that the post-election upturn in business...

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 09:49

UK state pension ‘could rise by more than £400 next year’

The new full state pension in the UK could rise by more than £400 per year, it has been reported.

The Treasury’s internal working calculations, reportedly...

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 06:46

Irish services sector continues healthy growth in August - PMI survey

Ireland’s service economy continued to grow comfortably in August, amid sound domestic and international demand, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P Global showed on...

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 06:42

UK Tory MPs prepare for ballot in contest to succeed Sunak as leader

Conservative MPs in the UK will take part in the first round of voting as they select a successor to Rishi Sunak.

The first ballot in...

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 05:43

UK budget looms large after recess as Labour bids for renewed momentum

A new parliamentary session begins in the UK with new MPs still finding their feet in Westminster and seasoned hands looking for a positive way...

Tue, 03/09/2024 - 11:57

UPDATE: UK gets nine new offshore wind farms after green power auction

The UK is in line for nine new offshore wind farms after the government’s latest renewables auction, but campaigners fear it may still fall short...

Tue, 03/09/2024 - 11:53

UK PM Keir Starmer says fuel payment squeeze will help fix economy

Keir Starmer is facing a Labour backlash and fresh Tory attacks over the UK government’s decision to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of...

Tue, 03/09/2024 - 09:10

UK renewables auction brings 9.6 gigawatts of clean power projects

The UK government has secured 9.6 gigawatts of renewable power across 131 projects in its flagship auction for green energy schemes.

While the number of projects...

Tue, 03/09/2024 - 08:26

English councils call for ‘urgent’ injection to help housing accounts

An ‘unprecedented coalition’ of councils in England has called for an emergency injection of £644 million from the government to stabilise their housing accounts and...

Tue, 03/09/2024 - 05:47

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