Economic news and events

Bosses of a raft of Britain’s biggest retailers, such as Tesco PLC, Marks & Spencer Group PLC and Kingfisher PLC’s B&Q, have urged Chancellor Jeremy...

China has lashed out at media reports alleging a man who was arrested on suspicion of espionage was gathering intelligence for Beijing, labelling the claim...

Rishi Sunak has confronted China’s premier over his country’s ‘unacceptable’ interference in British democracy after the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying...

The average quoted price of home insurance in the UK has surged by 25.7% annually, according to an index on Friday.

Data analytics firm Consumer Intelligence,...

Industrial production in Ireland saw a modest increase in the three months to July, according to official data on Friday.

On a monthly basis, industrial...

The jobs market slowed sharply in August as the weaker economic outlook depressed recruitment activity, figures on Friday showed.

The KPMG and REC UK report on...

Consumer price inflation in Ireland picked up pace in August, the latest figures from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

The consumer price index rose...

Britain’s £2 billion veterinary industry is being scrutinised by the competition watchdog amid concerns that pet owners are not getting value for money and that...

The UK is to return to the EU’s £85 billion Horizon research programme in a breakthrough welcomed by scientists who were frozen out of the...

UK house prices saw their sharpest monthly fall since last November in August, according to the Halifax House Price Index on Thursday.

Halifax said average house...