Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked. Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were ...

Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budget Heather Ste wart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026 Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ...

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British trade department minister Chris Bryant said the government had been hacked in October, partly confirming a report in the Sun newspaper, which said a Chinese group ...

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British inflation fell much more sharply than forecast in November to 3.2%, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official data showed on Wednesday, cementing market ...

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, ...

The government has confirmed the UK is rejoining the Erasmus scheme from 2027, allowing students to study abroad in an EU country for a year. The UK withdrew from the scheme in 2020 as part of the ...

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As military officials sound the alarm over Russian hybrid attacks, the chair of Parliament’s defense committee said the government’s progress on ramping up home defense was “glacial.” By Lizzie ...

The UK government's plan to launch a mandatory digital ID card has been thrown into disarray after whistleblowers raised ‘extreme’ concerns about data security. Speaking to ITV News, two senior civil ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

There are some UK Christmas traditions that people from the US might not recognize. Every Christmas, British families watch pantomimes or meet their school friends at the pub. They also eat Yorkshire ...

Over 123 million people around the world are living displaced from their homes. The winter is brutal for them as they struggle to survive the cold in tents, makeshift shelters and damaged buildings.