Murder teen's mum calls for 'hidden homicide' data
Claire Gould has found that data on what she calls "hidden homicides" is not recorded by the Office for National Statistics ...
UK budget deficit surges in December as debt interest hits
Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military ...
UK Borrowing Jumps in December as Debt Interest Climbs
(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off ...
U.K. Government Borrowing Jumps as Interest Payments Rise
The budget deficit surged in the final month of 2024, underlining the challenge facing the government in meeting its fiscal ...
Working from home 'not proper work' - ex-Asda boss
Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has ...
£18bn borrowing costs at four-year high as Reeves’ budget headache worsens
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.
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U.K. Retail Sales Decline on Disappointing Christmas Shopping
Retailers recorded a dispiriting December, with not even the Christmas and Black Friday shopping periods saving them from ...
Borrowing hits a four-year high for December
The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a ...
Chancellor urges regulators to ‘tear down’ red tape in bid for growth
It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a ...
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Construction employee pay up 5.5% in a year
Construction worker pay rose by more than 5 per cent last year, according to new official data. The Office for National ...
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UK borrowing overshoot stokes fears over fiscal rules
Government borrowing hit £17.8 billion in December, surpassing forecasts by £3.2 billion intensifying the debate over the ...
U.K. Government Borrowing Jumps as Interest Payments Rise — Update
Yields on U.K. government bonds--which are known as gilts--surged in early January, and although they have since fallen back somewhat, they remain above the levels assumed by the OBR when it was ...