Head of food retailer says he wants ministers to focus on planning reform and fixing Britain’s productivity problems ...

Britain escaped recession by the skin of its teeth in the dying months of 2024, as the economy eked out growth of 0.1pc in ...

Today’s growth figures will have elicited a sigh of relief across the government. A meagre 0.1 per cent uptick is certainly ...

At the height of stagflation in 1974 and 1975, the UK economy contracted by 2.5% and 1.5% a year respectively. While the Bank of England lowering its growth forecast to 0.75% is indicative of a ...

The cases of Valdo Calocane, who stabbed to death three people in Nottingham in 2023, and Axel Rudakubana, who knifed three children to death and injured many more in Southport in 2024, have generated ...

Surprise boost for Reeves as UK economy unexpectedly returns to growth - GDP grew faster than expected in December at 0.4% ...

Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As new expansion plans are unveiled today, ...

S ir Keir Starmer KC is among the most successful British politicians of the past half-century. In just four years, Sir Keir ...

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

Keir Starmer has refused to urgently boost military spending amid a defence crisis in Europe. Government sources said he was still planning to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on the Armed Forces ...

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would “always put our national interest first” in response to Donald Trump's steel tariffs. The ...