United Kingdom
Farage’s reform surges in bruising election for Starmer’s Labour
The results are likely to deepen rumblings within Labour about Starmer’s leadership
UK builders hit by biggest surge in cost inflation in nearly four years: PMI
It is the second-largest rise since 1997, when the data series began
UK services firms report sharpest rise in costs since late 2022
Firms remain concerned about the economic outlook and inflationary pressures caused by the Iran war
David Attenborough, ‘the voice for nature’, set to celebrate his 100th birthday
Famed naturalist’s shows have been watched by hundreds of millions globally
UK house prices rise in April despite Iran war headwinds: Nationwide
They go up 0.4% after a 0.9% increase in March, in contrast to economists’ expectations in a poll for a 0.3% drop
UK man agrees to plead guilty in ‘Singapore Solution’ tax evasion case, say US prosecutors
A UK citizen has agreed to plead guilty over his role in helping Americans use offshore accounts to evade taxes through a scheme known as the “Singapore Solution,” US prosecutors said.
NIESR slashes UK growth forecast as Iran war and inflation hit economy
There was a “high likelihood” of Britain entering a recession in the second half of the year if the conflict drags on
UK budget rules should seek to lower debt, parliament committee says
Britain’s public sector net debt has risen from 61 per cent in 2009/10 to 95 per cent of GDP by 2025/26
UK public inflation expectations fell in April: survey
[LONDON] Britons’ short-term and long-term inflation expectations fell in April, in a surprise reading from a monthly survey by YouGov for US bank Citi, which said the data did not give the Bank of En...
Britain’s King Charles jets to US for trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and DC gala shooting
Both sides are enmeshed in a political spat over the US-Israeli war on Iran
