But Reeves herself is being blamed for increasing employers’ national insurance contributions in her October budget by 1.2 per cent, as well as increasing the minimum wage. These were implemented in ...

In response, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak urged a cut in interest rates, saying: “High rents, energy, petrol and water bills mean many workers are struggling to keep their heads above water. “The ...

Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6 per cent in June, official figures showed on ...

The United Kingdom‘s consumer price index (CPI) rose to 3.6 percent in June from 3.4 percent in May. The UK Office for ...

TV presenter Richard Madeley suggested this week that Northern Ireland is economically "close to being a basket case". He ...

The FTSE 100 faded into the close to end lower on Wednesday after a White House official told Bloomberg News that Donald ...

After costly policy reversals by her boss and an unexpected shrinking of the economy, the last thing the Chancellor needed ...

House prices in Cornwall dropped slightly in May, new figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average Cornwall house price in the year to May was £281,471 – a 0.1% ...

The increase was largely fuelled by smaller-than-expected falls in fuel prices, a sharp rise in air fares, and continued ...

Households are counting the cost as UK inflation rose to a near 18-month high in June as food prices shot up for the third month running.

Families continue to struggle to put food on the table as rising food and energy costs push inflation to 3.6%.

LONDON — UK inflation rose to a near 18-month high in June as food prices surged for the third month running, official ...