Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year. Source link

In January 2026, revenue from capital gains tax was nearly £17bn - 69% higher than in January 2025, he said, adding it was likely a reflection of investors disposing ...

Continuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase. Source link

Rain plus the political environment is creating a "powerful psychological need for escape", travel agents say. Source link

Employers added a greater than expected 130,000 jobs in January, according to the latest figures. Source link

Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What's Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower. Source link

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesDebt charities say they are receiving an influx of calls as people worry their financial situation has slipped towards becoming unmanageable.The first weeks of ...

Tom EspinerBBC business reporterGetty ImagesThe UK economy shrank unexpectedly in January, in a blow to the government ahead of its Spring Statement later this month.The economy contracted by 0.1%, ...

Mark PoyntingClimate and environment researcherReutersLast month's Los Angeles fires were one of the costliest disasters in US historyLast month was the world's warmest January on record raising further questions ...

A selection of news photographs from around the world.Jehad Alshrafi/APIsraeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, was handed over to the Red Cross in Khan ...

A selection of news photographs from around the world.FRANCK ROBICHON/EPAA person poses at the 'Existence in the Flow Creates Vortices', an interactive digital installation at team Lab Planets in ...

A selection of news photographs from around the world.Stephanie Lecocq/ReutersAnimal rights campaigners in France celebrated after a tamed wild boar facing the threat of death was allowed to stay ...