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Mandelson resigns after UK refers Epstein emails to police

Mandelson was sharing sensitive information with Epstein

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecast that the jobless rate would average 5.4 per cent this year, up from 4.8 per cent in 2025.
International

UK unemployment set to hit 11-year high in 2026, NIESR forecasts

Unemployment in the IT sector could be due to artificial intelligence

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Starmer is only the latest Western politician to double down on diplomacy with Beijing.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

UK-China reset part of wider Western wooing of Beijing

Another US ally courts China as a hedge against unpredictable ties with Trump

Economists have predicted a stronger year for the UK property market, after the patchy performance and small price gains seen in 2025.
Property

UK house prices rebound at start of year, Nationwide Building Society says

The average price of a property has increased by 0.3% in January to £270,873

The upturn matches an improvement in other business surveys including preliminary purchasing managers’ index data for January.
International

UK business sentiment rebounds in January, IoD says

Despite this, businesses still intended to retrench staff

(From left) Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Jan 29, 2026.
International

Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset

Starmer has made improving relations with China a priority

Lloyds’ business barometer slipped to a net balance of +44 per cent in January from +47 per cent in December, driven by a 14-point drop in businesses’ net economic optimism to a one-year low of +28 per cent.
International

UK business confidence weakens as doubts grow over wider economy

US President Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on Britain and other European countries over Greenland

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing on Jan 29.
International

Starmer, Xi hail reset in ties, helped by large AstraZeneca investment

The US$15 billion deal comes as Trump rattles ties with longstanding allies such as Britain

The price of silver is playing catch-up with gold, which has been on its own spectacular tear, taking its price to as high as US$5,300 an ounce.
Opinion & Features

The precious metal feeding frenzy

Gold and silver are on a tear but buyer beware

The visit could mark a shift in ties between Britain and China, after years of deep acrimony over Beijing’s crackdown on political freedoms in Hong Kong.
International

UK’s Starmer arrives in China with hopes to strengthen ties

While courting the world’s second-largest economy, Britain must also remain vigilant about potential security threats, he says

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