Economic news and events

The UK economy stalled in January, missing expectations for modest growth, as weakness in production offset flat services output, official data showed on Friday.

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UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will continue her visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday amid continued concern about Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Keir Starmer said he is ‘pleased’ that Anglo-Irish relations had improved ahead of a meeting of UK and Irish ministers in Cork.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Northern Ireland has ‘raised expectations’ that he will act on the high cost of fuel, the Sinn Fein...

Yvette Cooper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Britain’s Gulf allies as Iran continued to fire missiles and drones...

Ireland’s consumer price inflation rate was steady in February, while prices returned to monthly growth after declining at the start of the year.

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A sustained spike in energy prices driven by the US-Israel war with Iran could mean UK inflation ends the year one percentage point higher than...

Keir Starmer will face fresh questions about his decision to make Mandelson US ambassador after it emerged he was warned of a ‘general reputational risk’...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government will ‘step in’ if companies exploit rising heating oil prices amid the Middle East conflict.

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Competition for rental homes in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for the month of February in six years, according to a property...