The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response

The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.

UK consumer sentiment slides ahead of budget, retailers say

British consumers' optimism about the economy and their own finances recorded its sharpest fall this month since April, when many household bills increased and U.S. President Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on imports from Britain.

UK government pledges to put ‘fans first’ with new ticket-touting crackdown

The government say the measures could reduce the average resale ticket price paid by £37 and save fans collectively £112 million per year.

What do bosses of the UK's 'engine room' want from the Budget?

It's lunchtime here in the "engine room" of the UK economy - the City of London - where workers pound the pavements, hurrying between meetings. It may feel like a world unto itself, but with a crucial Budget looming, what happens here could impact the whole country.

Russian spy ship enters UK waters and aims lasers at military pilots, Britain says

A Russian spy ship has entered British waters and directed lasers at military pilots, Britain’s defense secretary said Wednesday, as he warned that the country was facing a “new era of threat” from hostile actors.

UK seeks to revive dwindling stock market with single source of data

Creating a single stream of all UK share trading data from across different markets would cost about £93mn and bring £100mn of benefits over the next decade by improving liquidity and lowering the cost of capital, the UK regulator has said.

As it happened: Family wins appeal in UK Supreme Court over religious education

In a unanimous judgement the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by an unnamed father and daughter from Northern Ireland.
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