UK Economic Outlook

UK fiscal challenges, debt sustainability, growth forecasts, and budget policy decisions affecting the British economy.

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UK Economic Outlook

UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says

Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake

Annual UK house price growth halves as mortgage rates rise – business live

Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4%

No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU

Government must stop dithering over energy bill support for the vulnerable | Nils Pratley

Energy bills: what to do as prices head for £2,000 a year, from switching deals to insulating

UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy

Two million people in England unaware their properties are at risk of flooding

Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories

Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

Poundland management in rescue talks that could save 11,000 jobs

Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU

UK economy ‘slightly larger’ than previously estimated after April-June growth revised up – business live

Andy Burnham wants to review the UK’s relationship with the EU. What are the options?

Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years

Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble

‘New path’: UK’s Burnham promises huge expansion of public services

South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon

Burnham’s electricity grid idea is interesting – but it’s not ‘public control’

‘Visible and engaged’: Burnham in listening mode with businesses at Labour party conference

Cutting immigration to the UK means billions less for the Treasury. Can the country really afford that? | Zoe Williams

Apprentice star tells PM why pie shop is closing

Channel Islands fuel prices set to rise again

Burnham to unveil public body to invest in electricity grid

The Guardian view on Britain’s new chancellor: his purpose must be to protect living standards | Editorial

UK police release suspects on bail after RAF arrests, investigation ongoing

Labour’s modest reheat of help to buy is worth a try | Nils Pratley

Aldi to invest £900m in UK and open 40 more stores next year

Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope

Boss of Beaverbrooks urges government to give businesses ‘a bit of a break’

Why the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge

UK housebuilders’ stocks surge on new homes scheme for first-time buyers – business live

Five arrested near UK RAF base over suspected explosives ‘terror’ plot

UK Police Detain 5 Men Near RAF Fairford on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act.

The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial

Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow

Burnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic reality | Heather Stewart

UK police evacuate homes near RAF Fairford airbase used by US

Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years

‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference

Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers

Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources

London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?

People in Shetland or the Outer Hebrides: how are you coping with the diesel prices?

Britain’s low-paid urged to sign up to savings scheme offering cash bonus

UK diesel price close to all-time high

‘We can’t ride this storm’: the English farmers facing uncertainty after sustainability funding runs dry

Capital gains tax: how it works, and the pros and cons of another rise

Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third

Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes

UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget

Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters