Economic news and events


UK Chancellor Reeves rules out raising taxes in spring statement

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out raising taxes in next week’s spring statement.

The chancellor has repeatedly said she will not budge from her fiscal...

Sun, 23/03/2025 - 09:29


Flights begin landing at Heathrow after power outage disruption

Flights have begun landing at Heathrow as it aims to return to normal operation on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of...

Sat, 22/03/2025 - 08:42


Ireland producer prices fall 0.5% year-on-year in February

Irish producer prices declined both monthly and annually last month, numbers on Friday showed.

According to the Central Statistics Office, producer prices fell 0.5% on-year...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 11:25


UK’s Ed Miliband ‘very confident’ many green jobs will be created

Ed Miliband has said he is ‘very confident’ the UK government will create ‘hundreds of thousands’ of jobs with its green plans, but did not...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 11:06


£25 billion Russian assets frozen by UK since start of Ukraine war

Some £25 billion worth of Russian assets have been frozen by the UK government since the start of the Ukraine war, newly-released figures have revealed.

A...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 10:56


UPDATE: Over 1,300 flights disrupted as Heathrow closed all day Friday

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Friday because of the closure of the airport following a fire at...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 09:21


UK PM Starmer not moving away from having UK ground forces in Ukraine

Keir Starmer is not moving away from the idea of placing British ground forces in Ukraine as part of a future peacekeeping deal, one of...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 09:05


UK public sector borrowing rises in February ahead of spring statement

UK public sector borrowing spiked to in February, numbers on Friday showed, to the fourth-highest level since records began.

According to the Office for National Statistics,...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 07:11


Heathrow airport closed all day following electrical substation fire

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Friday due to the closure of the airport following a fire at...

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 06:22


Watchdog to investigate UK government’s compliance with key water laws

The environmental watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the UK government has failed to comply with key laws on water quality.

The Office for Environmental...

Thu, 20/03/2025 - 12:26


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