All news on the topic: British economy

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Bear Grylls says kids should join Scouts to help them get a job in the future
Bear Grylls explains how learning in nature will help students get a job especially with the advent of Artificial Intelligence.
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Britain's richest young celebs - from Dua Lipa to Prince George's godfather
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, Ed Sheeran and the Duke of Westminster - who inherited his millions aged 25 - rank among this year's Sunday Times Rich List with a combined wealth of £683bn
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Rugby League World Cup plans in turmoil after France pull plug on 2025
France become second host to bail on hosting the 2025 tournament due to financial difficulties leaving international rugby league facing yet more turmoil and chaos
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Manufacturing boom for towns, country and coast 'could pump £70bn into economy'
A study by the Centre for Progressive Policy think tank has calculated the potential impact of reviving heavy industry across swathes of Britain
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Tory politicians 'choosing' not to reduce child poverty levels, warns expert
University College London's Professor Sir Michael Marmot said the UK is 'on track to make child poverty worse' - and said the Government could spend more on children in their early year but refused to do so, blaming high taxes
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Bank boss warns financial misery isn't over yet after another interest rate hike
Homeowners were warned things could get even worse as Andrew Bailey could not rule out further rises in a bid to bring down rampant inflation
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'Whack-a-mole Tories to blame for shortage of thousands of high street chemists'
A body representing pharmacy chains says the Government's attempts to boost family doctors' practices with chemists has create vacancies elsewhere
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King Charles' Coronation to give massive £8 billion boost to UK economy
It’s estimated consumers will spend an extra £1.76bn in shops - equivalent to £87 per person over the Coronation bank holiday weekend, as they prepare for celebrations and street parties
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'After 13 years, Brits know they’re not better off. Here’s how we change that'
Writing for the Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows that a Labour government would help workers by kickstarting Britain's economy after years of Tory failure
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Bid to let asylum seekers work six months after they arrive in Britain
Refugees could help tackle labour shortages and begin contributing to the economy sooner if they were allowed to get jobs while their applications are being considered, campaigners argue
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British Paralympian opens up about obstacles in sport after 77th marathon run
Team GB star Richard Whitehead, who was born without both legs, shares the struggles he faced finding opportunities in sport - despite his current incredible successes
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Shoppers hit by cereal price hike as cost of living crisis continues to bite
Popular cereal brands have been hit by the cost of living crisis, with several well-known cereals facing price rises as a result of shrinkflation, with boxes not containing as many servings
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Trade summit 'to shape election manifestos and tackle UK's dire economic growth'
International campaign group Best for Britain has organised a conference in Birmingham to hear ideas which could influence parties' manifestos for the next election
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'Rishi Sunak's the one who needs a maths lesson, not us'
The Prime Minster is very rich but seems incapable of basic sums, says Fleet Street Fox. If he wants maths lessons for all, let's start with him
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'The time for excuses from Rishi Sunak and the Tories is over'
No amount of propaganda from can hide the dismal failure of 13 years of Tory misrule when plummeting living standards are the result of their catastrophic mistakes
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UK will be worst performing G7 nation this year as economy shrinks, experts say
The International Monetary Fund thinks UK plc will shrink 0.3%, and the only other advanced economy in the G7 group expected to decline is Germany’s, by 0.1%
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Cash-strapped town halls splash £23m on consultants in Levelling Up funds battle
Investigation reveals 'Hunger Games style bidding system' for Levelling Up cash, with millions paid by councils across the country to consultants, including £9.27m by leaders in the North of England
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UK joins super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile
The country will become the first in Europe to join the huge trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Difference between minimum pay and Real Living Wage 'worth 14 weeks of food'
The analysis comes from the Living Wage Foundation as the Government's legal pay floor rises on Saturday - sparking calls for companies to go even further if they can afford to
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Foodbanks fear they will run out of supplies for hungry families as crisis bites
The revelation comes as the BanktheFood charity launches a fresh appeal for people to donate goods via its app to help ease the plight of hard-up households
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What the current banking turmoil means for you, your mortgage and your pension
Financial authorities are now trying to prevent problems spreading throughout the global banking system and a repeat of the disastrous financial meltdown of 2008
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'Shrinking' UK steel industry threatens national security, warns union leader
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has written to Rishi Sunak warning of the potential consequences of the Government failing to invest in switching to more environmentally-friendly production
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'Sunak's us-and-them attitude to aid kills hope for world's most vulnerable'
The cost of living is spiralling here in the UK, but cuts to our international aid means the difference between life and death for the poorest in other countries, argues Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, chief executive of Oxfam GB
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Steel rescue plan could save 250 jobs if court agrees, says Liberty Steel boss
The High Court in Manchester will tomorrow hear an application by GFG Alliance to overturn the administration process slapped on Aartee Bright Bar last month
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Jeremy Hunt announces sale of Silicon Valley Bank to HSBC in rescue package
Over the weekend the Chancellor said there was a 'serious risk' to the UK's technology and life sciences sectors as a result of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.