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PM Keir Starmer warns of ’tough but fair’ decisions in budget

Rachel Reeves will make ‘tough but fair’ decisions at the upcoming Budget, Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs amid mounting speculation of a potential hike...

Mon, 03/11/2025 - 20:48


PRESS: EY lifts UK 2025 growth view to 1.5% on public spending

EY Item Club has lifted its forecast for UK economic growth in 2025 to 1.5%, supported by more than £1 trillion in public spending, though...

Mon, 03/11/2025 - 17:24


Average UK mortgage rates have fallen back below 5% in November

Average mortgage rates in the UK have dipped back below 5% in November, after rising above that point last month, according to a financial information...

Mon, 03/11/2025 - 10:22


UK manufacturing output rises in October for the first time in a year

UK manufacturing output expanded for the first time in a year in October, survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday, despite ongoing weakness in...

Mon, 03/11/2025 - 09:51


UK PM Starmer clears Reeves over failure to obtain rental licence

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Rachel Reeves she faces no further action over her ‘inadvertent’ failure to obtain a rental licence for her...

Fri, 31/10/2025 - 05:01


Irish yearly harmonised CPI inflation eyed flat at 2.7% in October

Ireland’s annual harmonised consumer price index inflation rate is estimated to have remained unchanged in October, preliminary data published by the Central Statistics Office showed...

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 11:17


UK government confirms £55 billion boost for science and tech R&D

Climate science and AI safety are among the sectors receiving funding as part of a £55 billion boost for research & development, the UK government...

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 08:08


UK PM rules out need for investigation into Reeves’s rental rule break

An investigation into UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ admission that she fell foul of local housing rules when renting out her family home is ‘not necessary’,...

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 05:03


UK mortgage borrowing hits six-month high in September, BoE says

Mortgage borrowing in the UK rose to its highest level in six months in September, Bank of England data showed on Wednesday, as lower interest...

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 09:51


Irish economy declines quarterly in third quarter; annual growth slows

Ireland’s economy shrank in the third quarter, preliminary data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Tuesday.

Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in the third...

Tue, 28/10/2025 - 11:43


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