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British workers saw their pay lag behind inflation at record levels over the past quarter, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew by 4.7 per cent over the three…

British inflation hit a near five-year low in August on state coronavirus stimulus measures for the troubled hospitality sector, including a restaurant discount scheme and tax cuts, data showed Wednesday. The annual inflation rate,…

British government debt has exceeded £2.0 trillion for the first time following large state borrowing as the coronavirus pandemic pushed the UK economy deep into recession, official data showed Friday. At the end of July, total…

Britain’s economy shrank by the most since 1979 in early 2020 as households slashed their spending, according to official data that included the first few days of the coronavirus lockdown. Gross domestic product dropped by a quarterly…

Britain has suffered the highest death rate from the novel coronavirus among the most-affected countries with comparable tracking data, according to Financial Times research published Thursday. Official numbers from the Office for…

Britain’s economy contracted two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product shrank in the first quarter compared with the prior…

The British parliament returns on Tuesday from an extended Easter break, allowing lawmakers to scrutinize ministers as criticism grows of government handling of the coronavirus crisis and deaths outside hospitals increase. MPs are being…

Britain reported a record daily coronavirus toll of 381 on Tuesday, more than double the number of nationwide deaths posted in the previous 24 hours. “As of 5pm (1600 GMT) on 30 March, of those hospitalised in the UK, 1,789 have sadly…

Britain’s economy flat-lined in the final three months of 2019, when the country was in a deadlock over Brexit that was only broken by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s December election victory, leading to some signs of recovery early this…

British inflation sank unexpectedly to a more than three-year low in December as hotels slashed prices, ramping up expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates as soon as this month. Consumer prices rose by 1.3% in…