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.

Government borrowing hit £17.8 billion in December, surpassing forecasts by £3.2 billion intensifying the debate over the ...

Construction worker pay rose by more than 5 per cent last year, according to new official data. The Office for National ...

The government borrows money by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future. Most ...

When looking at the number of offences per population, the Metropolitan Police had the highest rate, with 178 per 100,000 ...

Marcus Bokkerink was replaced at the Competition and Markets Authority late on Tuesday by Amazon’s former boss, Doug Gurr, on an interim basis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government needed ...

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off ...

Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military ...

The budget deficit surged in the final month of 2024, underlining the challenge facing the government in meeting its fiscal ...

Britain's unemployment rate rose slightly at the end of last year, official data showed Tuesday, adding to unease over the stalling UK economy.