Recent data exposes the new Home Office policies for increasing the number of homeless refugees in UK cities by more than 80 per cent.

Israeli forces on Thursday battled Hamas in Gaza where air strikes and urban combat rocked the southern city of Khan Yunis, near where many hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge.

Projections released by Think Tank suggest that consumers are likely to maintain a cautious approach to spending in the initial months of 2024.

Homelessness in rural England has risen by 40 percent in five years with many sleeping in the open air, tents or makeshift shelters, a British rural charity said on Tuesday.

Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory's south.

British inflation has slowed sharply to the lowest level in more than two years on falling petrol prices, official data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crisis after aggressive interest-rate hikes.

Cake maker Reshmi Bennett spills the beans on her viral creations, her boisterous social media presence, and thriving in a tumultuous business environment.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to deny an economic crisis, the UK and its NATO allies have implemented further sanctions on Russian businesses.

For Our Colleagues has issued a statement that calls for an immediate end to the killing of journalists and media workers in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.

In 2012 the United Nations created Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to resolve pressing environmental, political, and economic challenges

Israeli leaders said Wednesday they intend to press ahead with the Gaza Strip war against Hamas, despite coming under increasing international pressure, including from key ally the United States.

Wall Street stocks rose Monday ahead of a deluge of key economic news, extending a rally while the yen retreated from a recent advance.

This comes as North Korea tries to come up with solutions to its declining birth rate.

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in southern Gaza on Tuesday, prompting a UN warning of an "even more hellish scenario" as fighting pushes civilians into a steadily shrinking area of the besieged territory.

The latest research from the consumer group Which? unveiled that 9.8 per cent of surveyed households admitted to missing or defaulting on payments for loans, credit cards, housing, or household bills during that period.

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee released a report that critiques the Bank of England's scope of operation amidst the current cost of living crisis.

The Hamas-Israel "truce agreement" has been extended to allow for the release of more captives and an influx of aid into the Gaza Strip.

The financial impacts of Brexit have left UK business investment levels "chilled", according to the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.

A pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning and an exchange of hostages and prisoners will follow hours later, mediator Qatar said, after nearly seven weeks of fighting.

Britain's Conservative government launched plans Wednesday to stimulate growth and woo voters for the next general election, delivering a massive tax-cut sweetener for workers but also forecasting sharply lower growth and stubbornly high inflation.

Hopes mounted Tuesday that Hamas could release dozens of hostages from war-torn Gaza after the Israeli premier said a truce deal was the "right decision" and the militant group's leader and key mediator Qatar said an agreement was in sight.

Due to the dramatic increase in prices across the UK, retail sale volumes are the lowest that they have ever been since 2021.

Britain's Conservative government this week unveils a budget update that could determine its chances of re-election -- or the size of its defeat -- with promises to reinvigorate the economy as the party lags badly in the polls.

Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.

UK inflation hit the lowest level in two years last month after consumer prices fell sharper than expected on easing energy bills, official data showed Wednesday, relieving a cost-of-living crisis and pressure on embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

In September, inflation stood at 6.7 per cent, as many people across the UK continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis.

Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".

ICBC Financial Services released a statement acknowledging the ransomware attack, noting that certain systems were affected.

Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza City Thursday as soldiers battled street-by-street with Hamas militants, and tens of thousands of Palestinians desperate for safety fled their homes southwards in the besieged territory.

US stock markets declined Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated interest rates may be hiked again, if needed, while European indexes finished the day with solid gains.