Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax revenue- was £17.8bn last month.

The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a ...

It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a ...

The latest data has raised expectations that the Bank of England could cut UK interest rates again next month.

The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and ...

The volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 0.3% in December, the Office for National Statistics ...

Staff at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have voted to strike in protest at plans requiring them to be in the office for at least 40% of the working week. In a ballot of PCS trade union ...

The West Midlands claimant count covering those claiming unemployment benefits stood at 207,945 last month, with the figure ...

The UK and West Midlands have seen a rise in unemployment, official figures have revealed. The jobless rate rose unexpectedly ...

ITV Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid pauses show to issue sudden 'breaking news' ...