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UK public borrowing lower than expected in August
The government borrowed bill less than expected last month as falling inflation and bumper tax revenues helped to improve the state of the public finances.
Thursday 22 October 2026
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The government borrowed bill less than expected last month as falling inflation and bumper tax revenues helped to improve the state of the public finances.
The Bank of England’s decision on whether to push ahead with another interest rate rise today or hit pause was on a knife-edge after a cooldown…
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of measures to water down the government’s climate change commitments claiming that politicians had not been “honest with the public”…
Delaying a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars could put drivers off switching to electric, the boss of the UK's motoring industry body…
The UK Government is set to launch a new £2m funded AI and innovation business advisory to help organisations mitigate AI risks and bring innovations to…
The CBI has been forced to postpone its annual general meeting, less than 24 hours before it was due to start, as it struggles with a…
UK inflation has fallen to the lowest level since February last year, surprising forecasters and raising the chances of the Bank of England leaving interest rates…
Small businesses are facing a ‘quadruple threat’ of rising interest rates, rocketing energy prices, delayed customer payments and the cost of meeting sustainability expectations.
The ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 is to be delayed under plans to water down key net zero policies being…
The UK will be the second worst performing economy in the G20 next year after its growth projections were downgraded and its inflation forecasts raised by…
After the ChatGPT launch in November last year, companies and consumers worldwide started using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automate tasks, write documents, do market research,…
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group is in talks to sell its Missguided clothing brand to online fashion giant Shein.
Every postmaster whose conviction relied on Horizon evidence and has now been overturned will be offered £600,000 to settle their claim
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will seek a "much better" Brexit deal with the EU if Labour wins the next general election.
The boss of Frasers Group, Michael Murray, has described the business rates regime as a “disaster” and urged the government for an immediate overhaul of the…