Economic news and events

Dentists are to get cash for new patients under plans to boost dentistry across England.

Around a million people who have not seen a dentist for...

UK house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January, according to data from Halifax on Wednesday.

The Halifax house price index rose 1.3% on...

More than £25 million in new funding has been unveiled for British scientists working on computer chips that could power advances in artificial intelligence and...

The Bank of England took a ‘leap in the dark’ when it started to sell off government debt in 2022 and was not paying any...

The sale of shares in NatWest Group PLC to everyday investors could happen as soon as June, a UK government-owned company has said.

The retail offer...

The downturn in the UK construction sector eased slightly at the start of the year, survey data showed on Tuesday, with optimism reaching its highest...

The UK prime minister said he is thankful the King’s cancer has been ‘caught early’ as he wished him a full recovery.

Charles, 75, is facing...

The Irish service sector lost all momentum at the start of 2024, amid a slowdown in new business, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P...

Retail sales growth in the UK slowed in January, data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG showed Tuesday.

Total retail sales in the UK between...

A British-owned cargo vessel was attacked in the Red Sea on Tuesday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.

The attack on the ship happened west...