United Kingdom

UK consumer spending slows in February as inflation fears dim sentiment, survey shows

Consumers fear the Middle East conflict will push up fuel prices, energy bills and inflation.

The monthly gauge of permanent job placements rose to its highest level in nearly three years, but remained slightly in contraction territory.

UK recruiters see signs of jobs downturn easing

[LONDON] Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at the slowest pace since October, according to a survey on Monday that also showed the downturn in the number of new perm...

A low-key speech would represent a contrast to Rachel Reeves’ three previous fiscal events in which she took the tax burden to its highest since shortly after World War Two.

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