The state debt of the United Kingdom is as big as the country's gross domestic product for the first time since the 1960s. Britain's government has warned that tough decisions need to be made.

They have no one to blame but themselves. Responsibility for the sudden collapse in consumer confidence that survey data ...

The longest-running measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in September, raising concerns about whether government ...

The findings of the GfK survey chime with official retail sales figures also released on Friday which showed sales growth was ...

A Labour mayor has predicted that the Chancellor will offer “a spoonful of sugar along with the medicine” at next month’s ...

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to ...

The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits signs that inflation risks are quashed, ...

UK government borrowing came in higher than forecast in the first five months of the fiscal year, keeping Chancellor Rachel ...

In June 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War, 51 countries signed the charter establishing the United Nations (UN), which came to existence in October 1945, after half of those ...

Shadow security minister wants contest decided so new leader can respond to Rachel Reeves’ spending plans and ‘pin Labour ...