Economic news and events

The UK economy grew at a faster pace than anticipated in the first quarter of 2025, while the goods and services trade deficit narrowed further...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain...

The UK cannot afford to adopt an ‘ostrich strategy’ as the US withdraws from guaranteeing European security, the chair of a parliamentary committee has warned.

Matt...

Thousands more civil servants are set to be moved out of London as the UK government seeks to cut costs and ‘radically reform the state’.

Under...

China has criticised the UK-US trade deal in a potential blow to the government’s bid to revive relations with the country.

Beijing said it was a...

Holidaymakers are trimming their budgets this summer and looking for ways to make their money stretch further amid economic and political uncertainty and worries about...

The King is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from July 8-10, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The French leader...

A commitment by pension funds to invest tens of billions in British infrastructure projects and businesses has been welcomed by Rachel Reeves.

The UK chancellor said...

The UK unemployment rate increased slightly in the three months to March while pay growth declined, numbers on Tuesday showed.

The Office for National Statistics...

New home registrations in the UK jumped by more than a third in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period a year...