Economic news and events

Rishi Sunak is set to pledge he will ‘never take our food security for granted’ as he outlines support for farmers in a speech to...

Severn Trent PLC has been fined more than £2 million for polluting the River Trent near Stoke.

Huge amounts of raw sewage were discharged into the...

Michael Gove has announced proposals to require planning permission for short-term lets in the UK to prevent a ‘hollowing out’ of communities.

The new law would...

The average price tag on a UK home jumped by more than £3,000 month-on-month in February, according to a property website.

Across Britain, the average new...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron signalled that there could be fresh sanctions against Russia officials, following the death of Alexei Navalny.

Cameron joined other G7 ministers...

A Conservative minister has defended Rishi Sunak and the party after two by-election defeats, saying they were set against a ‘very difficult backdrop’.

The losses to...

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer has said Labour would seek a new security pact with the EU if it wins the next election.

It comes amid...

China and the UK should ‘strengthen exchanges and cooperation’, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his British counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security...

UK retail sales growth comfortably topped forecasts in January, numbers on Friday showed, in an encouraging reading of an economy which fell into recession at...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suffered a double defeat at the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections, with opposition leader Keir Starmer hailing the results as...