UK unemployment has risen to a near five-year high and wage growth has continued to cool, as the jobs market showed continued signs of weakness in the final quarter of the year. The rate of UK ...

YOU know when new boy band December 10 are in town . . . just follow the deafening screams of their legion of female fans. When the seven-piece group arrived in Glasgow for their first ever live show ...

Rolling coverage of the UK’s new GDP report, showing growth of just 0.1% in October-December and 1.3% across 2025 UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026 ...

UK real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 0.1% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2025, following a 0.1% increase in the previous quarter. GDP is estimated to be 1.0% higher in ...

The UK economy grew by 0.1% between October and December last year amid Budget uncertainty, according to the Office for National Statistics. The growth rate was unchanged from the previous quarter, ...

If the hyper-militarization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in places like Minneapolis looks like something out of a war zone — Iraq in the early 2000s, for example — you may not be far off: ...

More than 40,000 signed home purchase agreements were canceled in December, representing 16.3% of all homes that went under contract, according to Redfin. There were roughly 47% more home sellers than ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK business activity rose more than expected in January and at the fastest pace in just under two years, while ...

UK government borrowing fell more than expected in December as strong tax receipts helped Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in her bid to bring the public finances under control. Spending ...

UK government borrowing fell sharply last month, due to more income from taxes and higher National Insurance Contributions outweighing spending, figures show. In December government borrowing - the ...

Bigger than forecast rise probably temporary but analysts rule out Bank of England interest rate cut in February Inflation in the UK rose for the first time in five months to 3.4% in December, pushed ...

Inflation in Britain remains the highest in the Group of Seven, despite its sluggish economic growth British inflation rose by more than expected in December, pushed higher by air fares and tobacco ...