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13 resultsfor “current consumer confidence in the UK”

Business

Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

UK government insist there is no shortage of fuel and consumers can book with confidence, some airlines and observers believe supplies cannot be maintained for much longer while either Iran or the US blockade

The Guardian WorldApr 21
Business

UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets

UK consumer confidence slid in April to its lowest level since October 2023, while three separate business surveys revealed a surge in cost pressures facing companies and an expectation they would raise their prices over

The Guardian WorldApr 23
Business

WH Smith to raise £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war

consumer confidence and that jet fuel supplies can be maintained.” In the UK, WH Smith said revenues at its airport stores were flat year on year in the seven weeks to 6 June. Across

The Guardian WorldJun 10
Politics

Why the economics makes this the craziest world cup ever

current role birthing multi trillion AI stock market flotations. Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, the major US city that withdrew as a host of the World Cup, appears to feel vindicated by the decision. FIFA

BBC NewsJun 11
Business

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

confidence was shattered by the [US-Israel war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). As the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, [summoned bank chiefs for talks aimed at containing the fallout](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/bank-bosses-meeting-rachel-reeves-impact-iran-war-uk-economy), twin reports from

The Guardian WorldApr 20
Business

Faisal Islam: Six things we now know about the UK economy in charts

currently the fastest growing of these major economies - while Japan has not yet reported, its growth figure is expected to be lower than the UK. The IMF prominently forecast last month that the UK would

BBC NewsMay 14
Business

A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one

current risks to the global economy. But for now, stock markets seem to assume that peace will eventually prevail, and lots of big companies are continuing to make more money than investors were expecting

BBC NewsApr 28
Health

Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns

current product liability framework in the UK, there is a risk that clinical negligence claims could be brought against the clinicians in these cases and that they would be held wholly liable,” it warns

The Guardian WorldJun 9
Business

Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies aged 94

currently operates about 3,570 stores worldwide, with annual sales of about $15bn (£11bn). Fisher died on Saturday, with Gap saying she "passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family". No cause of death was specified

BBC NewsMay 5
Business

Next chief executive Simon Wolfson paid record £7m last year

UK including Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Cath Kidston, Reiss and FatFace, as his remuneration was 30% below the average for FTSE 100 bosses. The directors on its remuneration committee said in the annual report published

The Guardian WorldApr 16
Business

EasyJet summer holiday bookings down on last year amid Iran war uncertainty

consumer confidence and has left passengers waiting later to book trips. The carrier said it had to spend an unexpected extra £25m on jet fuel in March after the start of the US and Israel

The Guardian WorldMay 21
Health

I gave up my job due to the stress of my child's food allergies

consuming very small, carefully measured amounts of the food they are allergic to, under medical supervision. The dose is gradually increased over time to help the immune system become more tolerant. An NHS spokesperson said

BBC NewsApr 23
Politics

Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push

consumers from energy shocks triggered by international conflicts. The government wants some older renewable energy generators to move to fixed-price contracts, rather than the current system, which often pays them based on the variable

BBC NewsApr 21