Economic news and events

Recruiters are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her autumn Budget to tap into growing confidence among employers.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said confidence in...

The UK government has announced funding of up to £5 billion to revive high streets, parks and public spaces.

The investment aims to support people across...

A defiant Keir Starmer has insisted he will ‘lead from the front’ into the next general election amid speculation his premiership could be under threat,...

The UK government is set to introduce digital ID cards to tackle illegal migration.

The announcement will be made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s director of communications has become the latest senior aide to quit Downing Street.

Steph Driver, who has worked alongside the prime...

Household energy debt in Great Britain has surged to £4.43 billion – three quarters of a billion pounds more than this time last year, latest...

UK crews have shadowed a Russian warship and a freighter through UK seas, the Royal Navy has said, amid a warning that Moscow is sending...

Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.

More than 100 Labour...

Risks to the UK’s inflation outlook may have increased, justifying the need to take a cautious approach to cutting interest rates, a Bank of England...

Maria Steen has fallen short of the 20 signatures required to enter Ireland’s presidential race as the nomination window closed with three candidates confirmed.

To be...