United Kingdom

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…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Britain’s economy is “back”, and that his strategy for growth has been welcomed at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington. His predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, left…

LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – A coalition of 15 major investors managing 2.4 trillion pounds ($3 trillion) will use this year’s shareholder meeting season to press some of Britain’s biggest…

Police have been collecting the sensitive data of unaccompanied child asylum seekers and sharing it with immigration enforcement, sparking fears it could be used against them for their deportation. As…

The UK publishing industry had a “record-breaking year” in 2022, with a total income of £6.9bn. A Year in Publishing, a look at the state of the book market by trade…

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s economy stagnated in February as strikes by public workers hit output but a bounce in January was stronger than first thought, meaning a recession…