Liz Truss successfully campaigned to become prime minister by saying she was opposed to the idea of a tax on the profits of energy giants.

British recruiters saw the weakest growth in hiring in more than a year and a half last month, as signs of an economic downturn made workers more wary about changing jobs and businesses more cautious about hiring, a survey showed on Friday.

The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates by at least half a percentage point on Thursday in a bid to tame inflation that is just off a 40-year high, against a backdrop of a tumbling currency and a free-spending government.

India's e-commerce companies are adding delivery personnel at a rapid pace, fearing a labour shortage might cause them to lose out in one of the biggest annual shopping seasons that begins in earnest next month.

Rapidly rising global energy prices could see Great Britain's energy price cap (the maximum amount consumers can be charged) rise to £3,582 at the end of August.

Britain's rail network suffered major disruption again on Wednesday as staff walked out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation.

Former British Prime Minister John Major said Boris Johnson should be replaced immediately rather than be allowed to remain as a caretaker leader because his cabinet may struggle to "restrain him", amid wider calls for him to be removed now.

Recent figures show that UK farms in hilly and mountainous areas made an average annual income of just £15,500 – less than half the national median salary.

One reason for lower membership levels among younger workers is that they are more likely to be in precarious employment with less access to unions.

G7 leaders have agreed to study placing global price caps on imports of Russian energy to curb Moscow's ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine and to contribute up to $5 billion to address global food insecurity, officials said on Tuesday.

If the current UK government is to abide by international commitments as an ILO member and party to the European Convention on Human Rights, agency workers can only replace strikers in essential services.

Labour strife and staffing shortages have European airports clamouring to find more workers, minimize cancelled flights and reduce headaches for travellers during the busy summer season.

A recent report suggests the number of businesses in "critical financial distress" is up by 19% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021.

As well as fuel deliveries, the shortage has led to empty supermarket shelves and raised fears about deliveries of food and toys for Christmas.

The northwest English city is the first to be placed at "very high risk" under a new three-tiered system.

The actress said the necessary self-isolation at home could "inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children."

More than 1,200 food banks handed out a record 823,145 emergency parcels.

Foxconn, which makes the majority of Apple devices, has been repeatedly accused of labour law violations.

Brexit is unlikely to happen on March 29 and may drag on until 2021.

In the aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the EU in June 2016, many experts had warned that Britain's financial services industry would see hefty job losses.

Facts should be gathered, information should be shared, and guidelines should be put in place to stop future disasters from happening.

Multi-million-pound firms are, like Uber and Deliveroo, are offloading business risk onto some of the poorest people in Britain.

Six people working in a salad processing factory are being treated at potential victims of human trafficking as a couple were arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offenses.

Moyes reiterated his desire to bolster his central midfield options and moved to defuse speculation surrounding moves for Batshuayi and Andy Carroll, who was linked with Chelsea.

Inflation holds steady at a five-year high of 3% in October, but food prices grow a fastest pace since 2014.

Fears Prime Minister is doomed to a humiliating exit from No. 10.

The British government has opted for sheepish deference rather than challenging Iranian authorities for imprisoning the charity worker.

Inflation surges to the highest level since April 2012 amid increase in food prices and transport costs.

Britain's fifth largest airline ceased operating last week after forecasting losses of over £100m in 2018.

The Conservative government's political choices about welfare have dire consequences for the poor - and it knows it.