Economic news and events

Rachel Reeves is leading a UK delegation to Saudi Arabia as she searches for economic growth with less than a month to go before a...

Average UK rents continued to rise as home listings slowed in the third quarter of 2025, analysis from property portal Rightmove showed on Monday.

Average...

Sales of new-build homes in the UK fell to the lowest level since the global financial crisis, The Times reported Saturday.

Figures sent to the Treasury...

Bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are urging the chancellor to exempt shops from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the...

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland’s 10th president.

The former barrister from Galway, who secured 63%...

Catherine Connolly is ‘absolutely delighted’ with early tallies indicating she is the clear frontrunner to become Ireland’s next president.

The electorate had the choice between Connolly,...

Lucy Powell has won the UK Labour’s deputy leadership election after a campaign based on a call for the party to change course.

The election result...

Rachel Reeves has declined to rule out raising income tax at next month’s Budget, according to reports.

The UK chancellor has previously insisted that Labour’s manifesto...

UK business activity growth sped up in October, as manufacturing improved for the first time in a year, according to flash estimates published by S&P...

Retail sales in Great Britain rose again in September, supported by stronger clothing and online demand, extending a four-month run of growth and pushing overall...