UK economy

AI-boosted UK economy beats forecasts, giving Healey pre-budget lift

2026-10-15T12:50:27.000Z
Aldi UK, Britain’s fourth largest grocer after industry leader Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, currently trades from 1,092 stores and plans to open 30 over the next 10 weeks.

Aldi to invest US$1.2 billion in Britain in 2027

2026-09-28T08:18:48.000Z
GfK said consumers’ confidence in the economic outlook also rose to its highest level since August 2024.

UK consumer confidence hits more than two-year high in September: GfK

2026-09-25T00:36:14.000Z
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is set to present his Budget on Oct 28.

UK’s borrowing overshoot darkens the backdrop for finance minister’s Budget

2026-09-22T10:08:37.000Z
Household energy bills could jump by about 25 per cent when the UK price cap set by regulators resets in January. 

UK inflation rises to five-month high before BOE decision

2026-09-16T15:25:00.000Z
The number of employees on company payrolls slipped 26,000 in August after a downwardly revised 19,000 fall the previous month.

UK payrolls drop more than expected in weak jobs market

2026-09-15T07:02:07.000Z
Almost a million 16 to 24-year-olds are out of work or education entirely, a Neet (not in education, employment or training) crisis, as it is known in the UK.

‘Low hire, low fire’ labour market: Britain’s boomers cling to jobs as young get locked out

2026-09-14T07:20:44.000Z
Britain, like other European economies, has taken less of an immediate hit to growth from the US-Iran war than economists had feared.

UK economy grows at fastest pace since Feb 2025

2026-09-11T08:12:47.000Z
The BCC said it expects the economy to expand by 1 per cent in 2026.

UK economic outlook improves but firms wary of investment, BCC says

2026-09-02T00:20:49.000Z
Official data suggests that study visas granted by the UK government have slipped by around 30% from the peaks of more than 600,000 in 2022 and 2023. 

Britain’s universities bet on foreign students. Now they’re turning elsewhere

2026-08-30T09:31:02.000Z