Economic news and events

Ireland’s trade surplus grew sharply in December as imports fell harder than exports, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Tuesday.

The country’s trade surplus...

UK unemployment came in higher than expected for the latest quarter, the Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday.

The ILO unemployment rate came in...

The government has abandoned plans to postpone elections across 30 councils this May after receiving advice from lawyers following a legal challenge from Reform UK.

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Britain must ‘go faster’ on defence spending, Keir Starmer has said ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The UK prime minister...

Keir Starmer has denied knowledge of an investigation allegedly paid for by a prominent think tank into journalists reporting on its funding.

The UK prime minister...

UK consumer sentiment on future finances worsened slightly in February, data published by S&P Global showed Monday.

The S&P Global UK consumer sentiment index rose to...

A group of British warships will patrol the Arctic, Keir Starmer has said, following Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland after he cited concerns about...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met the Ukrainian president and European leaders at a major defence summit.

Efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia...

Britain will spend £400 million developing long-range missiles this year as part of ‘a new deal for European security’, the Defence secretary has announced.

The money...

Shopper footfall rallied in January compared with the disappointing Christmas but remained down on a year earlier, figures show.

Although shopper visits across the UK as...