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A senior UK minister has warned that failing to embrace artificial intelligence across UK public services would amount to "choosing decline", as the government accelerates its push to embed AI in government departments, the NHS and other parts of Whitehall. The framing reflects a …

The UK government is moving aggressively to embed AI in Whitehall, with new tools, specialists and platforms being rolled out across departments. The push is intended to lift productivity in UK public services, improve outcomes for UK households and support the broader UK economy. …

The number of live births in England and Wales has fallen close to its lowest level since the late 1970s, raising fresh questions about the UK's long-term demographic trajectory. Recent ONS data show the country experiencing a sustained decline in fertility, with implications for …

The question of whether the UK economy can return to higher, sustained growth has shaped UK politics, UK households and UKBusinessnews for more than a decade. Productivity remains stubbornly weak, real wages have struggled to rise meaningfully, and UKInflationhas only recently begun to fade. …

The UK demographic challenge is intensifying as birth rates in England and Wales fall to their lowest level since the late 1970s. With the total fertility rate at a record-low 1.41 children per woman, policymakers, economists and UK households face a future in which …

The UK car industry could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of France's apparent U-turn on EU "Made in Europe" subsidies. With Paris now urging Brussels to consider UK inclusion in the Industrial Accelerator Act framework, UK manufacturers and suppliers face a potentially more …

UK inflation increased in December for the first time in five months, driven by higher tobacco prices and airfares, according to official data. Both headline and core measures showed an acceleration on an annual basis, adding complexity to the outlook for interest rate policy …