Europe

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Finance executives at top British firms have reported the sharpest rise in optimism since late 2020 and the recent upheaval in the global banking sector…

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law his government’s highly unpopular pension reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64. It happened hours after France’s top…

April 11 (Reuters) – Britain now looks set for a shallower economic hit this year than previously thought but remains on course to suffer the sharpest contraction among the world’s…

One in six young adults in the UK are living in poor-quality housing, according to research that says damp, draughty and cramped living conditions are harming the physical and mental…

The UK’s Treasury chief on Friday criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for consistently underestimating the UK’s economy, after it predicted that it would perform poorly this year. The comments…

LONDON — The U.K. economy flatlined in February as widespread industrial action and persistently high inflation stymied activity. Data on Thursday showed a steady GDP in February, missing consensus expectations…

Bird populations in the UK continue to crash, new data shows, as campaigners predict the government will fail to meet its own nature targets unless radical changes are made. Statistics…

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – The British parliament’s Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month, according to a list of open inquiries posted…

Animal rights protesters disrupted one of Britain’s biggest horse races Saturday when they got onto the course and attempted to attach themselves to one of the fences. Several protesters could be…

More than 1m small businesses may be paying energy bills significantly above market rates after becoming trapped in long-term contracts fixed when prices reached a historical peak last year. Trade…