Economic news and events

David Cameron told Benjamin Netanyahu of the need for a two-state solution after the Israeli prime minister rejected allies’ demands for Palestinian statehood.

The UK foreign...

The UK’s private sector expansion was stronger than anticipated at the start of 2024, preliminary data suggested on Wednesday, though the Red Sea crisis is...

Senior Tories have warned against another round of damaging infighting after former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke called for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to be...

Royal Mail could be allowed to cut its letter deliveries to five days a week or three under options put forward by the industry watchdog...

Flights have been cancelled and trains suspended as Storm Jocelyn hits the UK – and forecasters say the worst weather is still to come.

The severe...

MPs will have the chance to debate the UK’s military action against Yemen-based Houthi rebels after Rishi Sunak warned of further airstrikes if attacks on...

Jeremy Hunt has met the UK’s biggest banks as part of efforts among the government to boost interest in the City.

The chancellor and Bim Afolami,...

The UK prime minister has met with his Belgian counterpart for talks on illegal migration and law enforcement co-operation.

Rishi Sunak welcomed Alexander De Croo to...

The UK government says it will make available an additional £1.3 billion in funding for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor project with...

UK government borrowing dropped sharply in December, figures from Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday.

Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks, amounted to...