(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 ...

Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has ...

Retailers recorded a dispiriting December, with not even the Christmas and Black Friday shopping periods saving them from ...

The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Wednesday as UK government borrowing rose more than expected in ...

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

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

The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a ...

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

It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a ...

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