Economy

Rising fuel prices were the main reason UK inflation climbed in August, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on 16 September. Motor fuels made the largest single upward contribution to the increase in the Consumer Pricesindex(CPI), which rose to …

The number of employees on UK payrolls fell by an estimated 26,000 in August 2026, a decline of 0.1% on the previous month, according to early figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published on 15 September. It leaves around 30.2 million people …

The headline figure needs careful handling, because this is not a fresh PPI mis-selling bill or consumer redress. The £677 million is the value of anIndemnityclaim, a dispute between two companies over who ultimately bears the cost of PPI losses that were incurred years …

KPMG UK told staff it plans to remove about 200 advisory roles, with affected employees expected to depart in October 2026, subject to consultation. The firm said the decision reflects a shift in where it focuses rather than a retreat, noting: "As our market …

The scale of the rearmament is striking. At the Hague summit, allies committed to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035, split into 3.5% for core military capability and up to 1.5% for broader security-relatedInvestmentsuch as infrastructure, cyber resilience and the defence industrial …

The vehicle at the centre of the strategy is the Defender Wolf Series II, unveiled at the DVD event held on 16 and 17 September 2026 at UTAC Millbrook. JLR is fielding four configurations: a tactical mobility variant, a general mobility variant, an ambulance …

Sunderland is engineered for high volume. In its strongest years it produced well over 400,000 cars annually, and it retains the tooling, paint capacity and body-shop footprint to match. With utilisation reported at about 50% in 2026, and dipping under 30% during the Leaf …