Surprise lack of growth in January as service sector stagnated, with falls in recruitment activity

The UK economy stagnated in January, marking a tepid start to the year even before the conflict in the Middle East triggered a global energy shock. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) fell short of economists’ expectations,

Britain should rejoin the European Union, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London Mayor put himself at the helm of calls for the UK to ditch Brexit and fully rebuild ties with the European bloc. He tore into the “humongous” damage wreaked on Britain from splintering away from the EU.

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain's economy barely expanded in the third quarter, held back by September's cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, according to data on Thursday that underlined the backdrop of slow growth as finance minister Rachel Reeves ...

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The war in the Middle East is “stalling growth” in the UK economy, fresh data has shown, as economists warned that a “pronounced recession” will come if energy prices stay high. A monthly survey of business activity across the country has suggested that there was a slowdown in output as well as a fall in

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