Economic news and events

Global trade grew by around $300 billion in the first half of the year due to US imports and EU exports, the United Nations said...

New guidelines on building apartments will allow for smaller apartment sizes and a reduced provision for private open spaces, and will mean communal and community...

The UK Foreign Office is set to shrink by up to a quarter as ministers look to slim down the Civil Service, the department’s top...

French President Emmanuel Macron promised ‘concrete, effective and lasting’ co-operation on migration as he arrived in the UK under pressure to do more to stop...

The water watchdog in England has been handed its largest ever budget for tackling pollution, the government said.

The Environment Agency, which inspects and prosecutes water...

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, in his first letters to trading partners ahead...

The UK’s relationship with France is ‘key’ to tackling small boat crossings, Downing Street signalled a day ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Britain.

The French...

David Lammy has said that a ‘stable Syria is in the UK’s interests’ as the UK re-established diplomatic relations with the Middle Eastern nation.

The Foreign...

French President Emmanuel Macron is to begin a state visit to the UK on Tuesday, where he is set to address the British Parliament and...

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a nationwide immigration ‘enforcement crackdown’ which the government says will target illegal working in the gig economy.

Officers will...