Britain

British businesses reported a slowdown in growth this month as some firms feared higher taxes, according to a survey that also showed waning price pressures, potentially encouraging the Bank of ...

British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation ...

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves ruled out a “return to austerity” on Monday, trying to brighten the gloomy tone her party has adopted since its landslide election victory in July. Labour ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was under pressure on Sunday over his decision to limit winter fuel payments to the elderly and use donations for clothing and hospitality, far from ...

Britain will keep under review possible new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank and will act if it has to, foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday, adding ...

Reform UK leader and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage took aim at Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, telling supporters his right-wing party was gaining voters disaffected with the government ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s warnings about the state of the British economy and the likely need for tax increases in next month’s budget have caused consumer confidence to ...

The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 per cent on Thursday and voted to run down its stock of British government bonds by another 100 billion pounds over the coming 12 ...

British inflation held steady in August but sped up in the services sector which is closely watched by the Bank of England, data showed on Wednesday, adding to bets that ...

Britain’s housing market recovered momentum in September, as the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in more than three years and greater political certainty after July 4’s ...

London’s Oxford Street, home to some of the British capital’s most famous shops from Selfridges to Marks & Spencer, could be pedestrianised to attract more shoppers under a ...

British businesses are worried that greater protections for employees planned by the newly elected Labour government will make it more risky to hire new staff, according to the Confederation of ...

Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting ...

Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Thursday to deliver a 10-year plan to fix the National Health Service, saying there would be no more money without reform to a ...

Britain’s economy stagnated for a second month running in July as manufacturing output dropped sharply, an inauspicious start for the new government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer who wants ...

The Bank of England will keep its main interest rate at 5.00 per cent next week but reduce it in November even though inflation is expected to stay above the central ...

European Union lawmakers are backing calls for new rules around the use of “dynamic pricing” when selling online goods, after Oasis fans complained about massively inflated ticket prices for a ...

UK grocery inflation edged lower in the four weeks to Sept. 1, data from market researcher Kantar showed this week, after rising for the first time in 18 months in last month’...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told trade unions on Tuesday he would have to take unpopular public spending decisions, just hours before he faces an important parliamentary vote on his ...

Britain’s antitrust regulator announced that it had provisionally found Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition. The Competition and Markets ...

British house prices rose last month at the fastest annual pace since late 2022, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax, adding to signs of renewed momentum in the property market ...

Britain’s foreign office on Monday launched three strategic reviews of its foreign policy, saying it wanted to strengthen the country’s global impact and would deliver the outcomes of ...

Britain’s labour market cooled noticeably last month as job placements fell sharply and pay growth slowed, according to a survey of recruiters on Monday that could bolster the case ...