As hundreds lie dead following the latest tragedy to beset a Boeing passenger plane, it is too early to determine blame. Pilot error, engine failure and bird...
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The FTSE 100 has secured a new record closing high after riding out a US trade war-linked slump. The index of London’s leading shares gained 20 points to...
The UK economy shrank more than expected in April as the worst of President Trump’s tariffs hit, according to the latest official figures. The standard...
Rachel Reeves has set out her spending review in the House of Commons. It outlines how much funding individual government departments will receive over the...
In the absence of detail, all we can do is read between the lines of what may or may not have been agreed in the London talks between the US and China. And a...
The chancellor will unveil the spending review at lunchtime – with plans to invest billions of pounds across the UK. However, Rachel Reeves will admit...
Even for those of us who follow these kinds of things on a regular basis, the spending review is, frankly, a bit of a headache. This is one of the biggest...
The UK’s jobless rate ticked up to 4.6% in April while payrolled employment has fallen sharply since, according to official figures covering the period...
The UK has one of the “worst statutory leave offers for fathers and other parents in the developed world”, the chairwoman of the Women and...
Fifteen years after the Sizewell C nuclear power station was proposed, the government will announce a £14.2bn commitment to the Suffolk site. Chancellor Rachel...
Winter fuel payments will extend to everyone over the state pension age with an income of or below £35,000 a year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced. The...
US chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) takeover of Alphawave – a deal set to result in another UK tech firm falling into foreign hands...
“It’s a big deal for this government,” says Simon Case. “It’s the clearest indication yet of what they plan to do between now and...
A corporate intelligence firm which employs Sir John Sawers, the former head of MI6, is closing in on a deal to sell a big stake to a buyout firm. Sky News has...
The family behind River Island, the high street fashion retailer, is drawing up a radical rescue plan which could put significant numbers of stores and jobs at...
The US economy saw a slowdown in hiring but no leap in unemployment last month as the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war continues to play out. Official...
