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UK long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high

impact on UK markets has exceeded that in other G7 nations, which traders put down to a more inflation-prone economy, and, in the past few days the prospects of more political instability around

UK economy grew faster than expected in March

UK's economy grew faster than expected in March, despite the month seeing the first impact of the Iran war. The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts

UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns

impact of Iran war, thinktank warns Britain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

economy?” Starmer has been defended by others in Labour, including Harman and [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell), the party’s deputy leader who told the BBC it was time to end “this incessant speculation” about

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. The redundancies are the latest sign of the funding squeeze and slump in international student numbers affecting even highly-ranked institutions such as Nottingham

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge

Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon

economy and decarbonise in a way that works both economically and politically," she says, "the faster we will move on climate action." But turning that idea into policy is not straightforward. Every option involves trade