Economic news and events

The UK ambassador to the US has said the embassy will be encouraging investment in Northern Ireland.

Peter Mandelson, who was appointed to the role last...

A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and ‘enhance public trust’, UK Parliament heard.

Conservative peer Philip Norton...

UK police Friday again extended the detention of the captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker in the North Sea, citing the ‘complexities’...

Britain’s energy & net zero secretary will head to China this weekend to drum up support for climate commitments, in the first Beijing visit by...

The UK economy registered a surprise decline at the start of the year, numbers on Friday showed, with minor growth in the service sector more...

The UK foreign secretary has said it would be ‘wrong’ for Vladimir Putin to place conditions on a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

David Lammy said...

The British government said Friday that it would increase its export credit facilities for weapons manufacturers by £2 billion, approximately $2.6 billion, to boost overseas...

Staff who work on patrol boats in the English Channel have voted for strike action in a dispute over allowances.

The Public & Commercial Services union,...

Eric Trump, son of the US president, met with Scotland’s First Minister John Sweeney Thursday, with talks focused on Donald Trump’s golf ventures in the...

Two vessels involved in a North Sea collision that triggered a huge explosion ‘appear to be relatively stable’ and the environmental impact ‘mercifully small’, a...