UK Economy

Warm weather and favourable consumer prices caused a 4.7% jump in sales volume.

Experts don't expect deflation to continue for a prolonged period.

UK inflation rate negative due to low food prices and slower rise in transport prices

The Whigs are back in British politics and are offering an array of alternative policies.

British workers have enjoyed a pay increase but a skills shortage.

British consumers have helped sales of new cars continue to grow.

Work of rebalancing the UK economy and placing it on a sustainable footing is far from over.

In the first quarter, Britain's growth rate halved to 0.3%.

Office for National Statistics says UK economy grew at 0.3% in first quarter of 2015.

EY Item Club report also predicts 3.0% GDP growth in 2016, up from 2.9% estimated previously.

Bank's Monetary Policy Committee makes no surprise move ahead of UK election.

Bank of England survey shows small businesses will also increase demand for credit in second quarter.

CBI said economic growth probably reached 0.7% in Q1, up from 0.6% in Q4 of 2014.

Markets expect rate increase to take effect in 2016 amid lack of consensus among MPC members.

Consumer Price Index shrinks from 0.3% to 0% but was unchanged in the year to February 2015.

UK population will grow by 9.6 million in 25 years and exacerbate infrastructure pressures.

The chancellor said the reduction would pay for a cut in tuition fees to £6,000 a year.

The Office for National Statistics says the job rate hit 73.3% in the three months to January.

Ed Miliband unveils Labour's pledges at the party's last major gathering ahead of the UK general election

George Osborne is due to give 2015 budget - the last before the general election - on 18 March.

We asked several economic commentators to appraise George Osborne's five years as chancellor.

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary,claimed the Tories have 'failed' working families.

The thinktank says Britain's recovery could be put at risk because of low productivity.

The UK's FTSE stock exchange index has reachest highest point this century amid global economic turmoil

Lords say the British economy is now facing a 'significant' digital skills shortage.

The project will create 6,000 jobs and benefit the UK economy by £8bn.

Bank of England (BoE) chief Mark Carney said on Thursday (12 February) that British inflation could turn negative and that he expected stronger growth on the back of lower oil prices.

New car sales in the UK rose 6.7% compared to the same month in 2014.

Markit data shows UK service sector expanded faster than expected in January.

TheCityUK says there are 709,500 jobs in financial and professional services in December 2014.