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The UK is one step closer to a new nuclear power plant after the government announced a further £14.2bn in funding.

The UK’s labour market has continued to show signs of strain, with the number of workers on company payrolls falling during the opening months of 2025. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), both employment figures and job vacancies have declined, suggesting ongoing softness in the economy.

The UK and India have finalised a significant trade deal, reducing tariffs on products like whisky and gin, with expectations of a £25.5bn increase in bilateral trade.

The OECD has downgraded global economic growth forecasts, attributing the slowdown to US President Trump’s tariffs on imports, with the UK expected to grow only 1.4% this year, down from 1.7%.

Billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik injects £630m to prop up Netflix-rival DAZN as losses mount Billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik has injected…

UK economy: Interest rate cut a ‘certainty’ in February after weak data A February interest rate cut is a “certainty”…

Millionaires leave Britain in record numbers since Labour took power Millionaires have left Britain in record numbers since the new…

The SMEs shortlisted for the Cork Chamber Company of the Year Awards in Ireland. Since then, the company has grown…

UK fintech funding races ahead of Europe According to new figures, the UK’s fintech sector was beaten by only the…

Some of the biggest investors in ReNew Energy Global have offered to take the company private, filings to the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission show, in a deal that values the clean power generator at $2.82 billion, according to Reuters calculations.