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Mapped: How does UK’s inflation compare with the rest of Europe?

Rising prices slow to 7.9 per cent in June. But how does this compare with our neighbours across the Channel?

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Keir Starmer accused of sending a ‘shiver along his frontbench’ over two child benefit cap

Attack in Commons comes as SNP produces ‘made in China’ mugs mocking Labour policy

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

‘Exceptionally high’ economic risks in Pakistan, IMF report says

Lender says a week after approving $3bn bailout package for Pakistan that ‘significant shocks’ have rocked its economy.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

Rachel Reeves tells Labour child benefit rebels: We won’t back down

‘Sad truth’ is Labour can’t afford to reverse lots of Tory policies, says shadow chancellor

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally despite mixed signals on regional economies

Asian shares are mostly higher after a rally on Wall Street fueled by the frenzy around artificial intelligence

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Nigeria is trying to make Africa’s largest economy reliant on its own wheat production

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Sick note Britain: Country’s ‘sickness explosion’ costing economy £15bn every year, experts warn

New report finds UK has ‘among the worst population health in Europe’

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Good economics or a boondoggle? Too often it’s one rule for sport and another for everything else

We routinely ignore the cost of events such as the Commonwealth Games or Formula One because of mythical benefits while fixating on the price tag of good social policy

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023

Kate Forbes: We don’t need a red carpet, we just need roads connecting to the world

The UK is lagging behind other G7 countries, as a new poll indicates there’s a stark gap in confidence between small businesses in the UK and…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2023

‘Sickness explosion’ in the UK costing billions per year – report

Experts have called for action to reduce avoidable illnesses.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023