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Why France is at risk of becoming the new sick man of Europe

Why France is at risk of becoming the new sick man of Europe6 hours agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondentBBCSome people in France were upset to learn this week that their political chaos was being...

No more interest rate cuts THIS YEAR - and Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband are to blame

The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) will announce its latest decision at midday. It has already cut base rate five times since last August, most recently a month ago when it...

Food prices continue to surge as inflation remains at 3.8%

Food prices continue to surge as inflation remains at 3.8%34 minutes agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesFood price inflation rose for the fifth month in a row in August with costs rising...

Latest inflation figures spell disaster for Rachel Reeves as UK economy in crisis

The UK's rate of inflation remained unchanged last month but almost double the Government and Bank of England's target. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released on Wednesday...

Rachel Reeves 'Chancellor in name only' and Keir Starmer 'on the brink'

Rachel Reeves has been branded a “Chancellor in name only” with Sir Keir Starmer creating his own economic team in Number 10 as he fights to end the chaos which has put his premiership in the...

Labour are refusing to do the one thing that would end UK managed decline

The saying goes that repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is a sign of madness. It is also said that those which the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. So, perhaps the...

Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote

Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorNurPhoto via Getty ImagesAs many as six candidates for Germany's far-right AfD...

Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote

Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote17 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorNurPhoto via Getty ImagesAs many as six candidates for Germany's far-right...

UK borrowing costs hit 27-year high adding to pressure on Reeves

UK borrowing costs hit 27-year high adding to pressure on ReevesJust nowTom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUK government borrowing costs have reached their highest level since 1998,...

Yet another 'Rachel Reeves disaster' as value of pound plummets

Rachel Reeves was accused of “yet another economic disaster” as the value of the pound tumbled and the cost of Government borrowing hit a 27-year high. Financial markets issued “a clear vote of...

Rachel Reeves disaster as UK's borrowing costs hit 27-year high after Starmer reshufle

Rachel Reeves is facing a major crisis of soaring borrowing costs to fund Britain's national debt after Sir Keir Starmer installed a new team of economic advisors. The Chancellor is now in charge of...

Jones gets new role as Starmer revamps No 10 team

Jones gets new role as Starmer revamps No 10 team5 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesDarren Jones has been given a key No 10 role by Sir Keir Starmer, as the...

Rachel Reeves's righthand man given top job in Keir Starmer's mini re-shuffle

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed one of Labour’s rising stars to a new role at the heart of Government, in a shake-up of his Downing Street operation as MPs return from their summer break.Darren...

Asda boss explodes at Rachel Reeves and orders her to ‘stop taxing everything!’

The boss of one of Britain's biggest supermarkets has delivered a blistering attack on Rachel Reeves, urging the Chancellor to stop "taxing everything" as businesses and middle-class families buckle...

Brits are desperate for new Bank Holiday - here’s why Rachel Reeves won't give us one

Today should be a memorable August bank holiday as the sun is actually shining (Image: Getty)For once, the weather is behind us, with the temperature forecast to hit 30C. But not everybody loves Bank...