United Kingdom

Reeves set for careful UK budget update as Iran conflict alarms investors

Reeves says she will make major fiscal policy changes only in her full budget statements in the autumn

Food inflation of 3.5 per cent in annual terms in February was down from 3.9 per cent a month earlier.

UK food prices and shop price inflation slow in February: survey

Britain’s overall consumer price inflation rate fell to a nearly one-year low of 3 per cent in January

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking at 10 Downing Street, after Israel and the US conducted strikes on Iran, in London, Britain, Feb 28, 2026.

Starmer grants US limited use of UK bases in shift of stance

He made clear that the UK hasn’t been involved in offensive strikes

The offices of Market Financial Solutions in London, Britain, Feb 27, 2026.

Wall Street hit by UK mortgage lender collapse, raising fears of more credit ‘cockroaches’

London-based Market Financial Solution specialised in complex property-backed loans

Emails between Peter Mandelson (pictured) and Jeffrey Epstein, released by the US Department of Justice in late January, showed the two men had a closer relationship than had been publicly known.

Former UK ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations

British PM Keir Starmer said that Mandelson lied about the extent of his ties to Epstein

There are more low productivity small companies in the UK today than in 1997 and they are on average less productive than three decades ago.

UK graduate jobs drop below 10,000 for first time: report

The findings will add to fears that the country labour market is fast unwinding, with young people hit hardest

HSBC Holdings has previously cited similar flood-risk figures to its UK peers.

UK floods raise spectre of ‘mortgage prisoners’ across banks

In England, there are already 6.3 million properties in areas at risk of flooding