Andy Burnham should hike housing benefits by £2billion a year at the Budget next month, Labour’s favourite think-tank has said. The Resolution Foundation urged the Prime Minister to link the amount that people can claim in housing benefit to rising rental prices – even in expensive areas like centr»»»

The data hands a boost to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his finance minister John Healey ahead of the Labour government’s budget update next month. (EPA Images pic) LONDON: Britain’s economy grew unexpectedly in July, official data showed Friday, driven higher by the artificial intelligence se»»»

LONDON, 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in July, official data showed Friday, driven higher by the artificial intelligence sector. Gross domestic product expanded 0.4 percent in the month, building on growth of 0.3 percent in June, the Office for National Statistics said. A»»»

LONDON: Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in July, official data showed on Friday, driven higher by the artificial intelligence sector. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.4 percent in the month, building on growth of 0.3 percent in June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. A conse»»»

Homelessness remains a visible challenge in England, with scores of people sleeping rough on the streets of London and other cities. Many unhoused people describe struggles with mental health, addiction and limited access to healthcare. While British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to end h»»»

An aerial view taken with a drone shows smoke rising from wildfires near Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, Britain, on July 31. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday banned the sale of disposable barbeques and took other emergency measures to combat wildfires triggered by heatwaves and a lack of ra»»»

London: Wildfires in England and Wales have reached unprecedented levels, with officials warning that the growing fire risk is becoming increasingly difficult to manage amid Britain's fifth heatwave of the summer. The number of wildfires has already surpassed last year's total of 1,017, with offici»»»

London: Britain's economy remained in positive territory in the second quarter of 2026, though it slowed in the second quarter, the national statistics office reported Thursday. The agency said that output remained "robust" despite domestic political unrest and fallout from the US-Iran war. Gross d»»»

Millions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS providers planning to cut services and half expected to axe jobs, the Guardian can reveal. With mental health services already under extraordinary pressure amid soari»»»

UK government considers fast-track approval for North Sea oil, gas projects : Report - Reports suggest approvals for Jackdaw and Rosebank projects could come within weeks as ministers seek to ease energy pressures British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to “move quickly” to scale up North S»»»

0 LONDON: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday, July 24, ruled out calling a snap general election, saying his government’s priority is delivering the commitments set out in Labour’s 2024 manifesto rather than returning to the polls early. He spoke at the announcement of the opening of the No 1»»»

LONDON -- Britain's unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was estimated at 4.9 percent in the three months to May, data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday. The rate was up 0.2 percentage points year-on-year but down 0.1 percentage points compared to the l»»»

LONDON – Sterling rose against a broadly weaker dollar on July 21 after John Healey was appointed as Britain’s new finance minister, with investors awaiting fresh signals on the government’s fiscal policy. Sterling was last up 0.15 per cent at US$1.3451, rising after falls in the last three session»»»

Andy Burnham has become Britain's new prime minister. The nomination process unfolded on July 20th in London, with one outgoing Labour leader passing the baton to another. The hope is that Burnham will ease the leadership turnover, stabilising the country. ... »»»