Thursday, 29 October 2026
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Goldman Sachs has pushed back its forecast for the Federal Reserve’s next rate increase to December from October after U.S. inflation pressures came in weaker than expected. The bank went further, saying there is also a…
Brexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.
Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understands
A stretch of London’s Oxford Street is to be vehicle-free as part of £150m government-backed scheme
Four years ago, the international community adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, setting out a pathway to living in harmony with nature by 2050.
Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it
A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders Read at source
Experts say Bank of England unlikely to increase rates by full percentage point – and could lower them by end of 2027
A leading economist has called on Chancellor John Healey to do more to help local businesses in the upcoming Budget.
VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs
Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.
In the third article in a series on high-end British manufacturing, we visit the Ettinger factory in Walsall
Some businesses say they want to see employment costs come down in the October Budget.
The owners say they are looking for help on costs ahead of John Healey's first Budget
Economic ties face scrutiny after scandal over Manchester City’s financial rules
Some of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work ethic abroad, according to a leading restaurateur.
Every Sunday night, the chancellor, John Healey, slips next door to Andy Burnham’s Downing Street flat where they order a curry and chew over politics on the prime minister’s sofa.
The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back
Closures within chain formerly under the WH Smith brand raise fears of high streets becoming ‘postal deserts’
Mr Cipollone, you have just attended a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Italian Banking Association. Was the digital euro one of the topics discussed?
In the harsh light of day, a caped crusader storms the streets of London to tackle a crime that has long blighted the capital: littering.
The clocks may be going back in the UK this weekend, but the biggest sign winter is coming is a steaming bowl of porridge on a breakfast table.
President Donald Trump said Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starlink service, but Ukrainian officials said Friday that speed limits on the military-grade Starshield system remain in place, leaving fr…
Dried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie, but instead it is precisely what some UK residents are stockpiling amid official warnings about Rus…