Economic news and events

The UK Foreign secretary is set to meet his US counterpart in Washington after Donald Trump said he was mulling whether to join Israeli strikes...

France is considering stopping Britain-bound migrant boats in its shallow coastal waters, but the move raises both safety and legal issues. 

France has long been a...

A UK minister has pledged to ‘sort out’ the ‘appalling mess’ of HS2 and confirmed the railway’s opening will be further delayed.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander...

The annual rate of house price growth in the UK halved as a stamp duty holiday ended, according to Office for National Statistics, ONS, figures.

The...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the UK government will confirm.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell...

UK consumer price inflation data was in line with consensus for May, except for the core index, the Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday....

The UK government’s flagship reforms to the welfare system are expected to have their first outing in Parliament on Wednesday.

The Welfare Reform Bill will be...

Britain’s auto sector on Tuesday welcomed news that the US and UK have agreed to implement key parts of their tariff-cutting trade deal, as levies...

The UK on Tuesday tightened its sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, slapping bans on 20 more ships and blacklisting 10 other people or bodies...

The Republic of Ireland’s trade surplus jumped sharply on-year in April, boosted by pharmaceutical sales, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Tuesday.

The country’s...