Economic news and events

Double-digit pay rises not part of UK strike solution - Number 10

Downing Street has said a ‘fair agreement’ to end UK strike action should not involve double-digit pay rises for workers.

A Number 10 spokesman claimed...

Wed, 28/12/2022 - 17:10

US considering Covid entry restrictions for travellers from China

The US is considering Covid entry restrictions for travellers from China, US officials said on Tuesday, after Beijing dramatically loosened hard line containment measures this...

Wed, 28/12/2022 - 10:08

China to resume issuing passports and visas as virus curbs ease

China says it will resume issuing ordinary visas and passports in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three...

Wed, 28/12/2022 - 08:29

Irish Premier Leo Varadkar says not committed to 30% income tax rate

The Irish taoiseach has said he is ‘not hung up’ on the introduction of a 30% tax band to help squeezed middle earners.

Leo Varadkar...

Wed, 28/12/2022 - 07:25

Travel disruption to continue as UK commuters return to work

Travel disruption is expected across railways in the UK again on Wednesday, with many commuters returning to work following the Christmas break, as industrial action...

Wed, 28/12/2022 - 06:59

UK democracy still recovering after turbulent year - Commons speaker

The speaker of the House of Commons has acknowledged that the political turmoil of the last year left Britain an international laughing stock.

Lindsay Hoyle...

Tue, 27/12/2022 - 18:38

Crowds waiting at major UK train stations despite end of RMT strike

Crowds of people were left waiting at major train stations across London and beyond amid ongoing disruption despite the end of a rail strike on...

Tue, 27/12/2022 - 14:29

UK retail footfall on Boxing Day up 55% on year but down on pre-Covid

Footfall in UK brick-and-mortar stores was up by more than 50% on Boxing Day from a year before, but remained below its pre-pandemic level, according...

Tue, 27/12/2022 - 10:11

UK rail passengers face ‘significantly disrupted’ trips into January

Rail passengers in the UK have been warned to prepare for ‘significantly disrupted’ travel into the New Year amid a wave of industrial unrest sweeping...

Tue, 27/12/2022 - 06:15

Boxing Day morning shopper footfall up by half on last year in UK

Shoppers in the UK appear to have defied Boxing Day expectations with early indications suggesting footfall at retail destinations is up by as much as...

Tue, 27/12/2022 - 06:13

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