Shoppers defy economic gloom in September

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Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: “While the market may fluctuate between growth and...

Its director, Helen Barnard, added: “The government has repeatedly committed to levelling up our country, but with one in...

The World Trade Organization has appointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general – making her the first woman and...

Starmer: Government ‘ignored’ lessons of Covid first wave

Wales’ Economy Minister Ken Skates said the news was “extremely worrying” for Tata’s 8,000 workers across the UK.

“However, the lack of a robust quarantine system as a result of shortcomings from the government mean that it...

On 24 September, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a new scheme to support jobs hit by the crisis, and in...