Jaguar Land Rover sales have risen 7% to a record 621,109 vehicles in 2017 but the UK’s biggest carmaker says it faces tough conditions in its home market due to weakening consumer confidence and a planned diesel tax rise on new cars.

The UK government has been warned it faces a "very substantial rebellion" from Tory MPs if it fails to find the money needed for the armed forces.

UK prime minister Theresa May is in a double bind as she tries to navigate the politics of Brexit while keeping businesses on side: Even when she thinks she’s giving companies what they want, they say she’s made it worse.

As scheduled, the Brexit negotiation process between the EU and the UK got under way this week, despite the continued political uncertainty following Theresa May’s disastrous election performance and her subsequent less-than-convincing behaviour.

ANY link between the Grenfell inferno — at least 58 dead — and a black plastic bag made by a company that has not existed since 1956 being unearthed, in pristine condition, on a beach may seem tenuous. 

The best outcome for Ireland would be the forcing of a second referendum, which based on the election results last weekend, would likely vote to remain within the EU, writes Jim Power.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has arrived in Dublin to meet Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the UK’s intention to slash its corporation tax is of significant concern to the Government.

Geopolitical risks have intensified over the past month or so with Brexit, the terrorist attack in Nice, the shooting of police officers in a number of cities in the United States, the tragic shootings in Munich, and the failed military coup in Turkey.

The Bank of England plans to launch a financial technology accelerator programme to tap the expertise of start-ups as a flurry of innovations reshape finance.

The British Chancellor has warned a Brexit would mean implementing new borders between the Republic of Ireland and the North.

A new discovery could stem the spread of deadly superbugs predicted to kill millions of people worldwide over the coming decades.

The UK’s amateur landlords, already bruised by higher taxes when they buy rentals and lower rates of tax relief, could be facing a new blow.

When Tony Blair was first elected as prime minister in 1997 the first thing he and his Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown did was to grant operational independence to the Bank of England.

The Scottish National Party’s Mhairi Black is the Baby of the House in the UK parliament and at 20 years of age is the youngest MP in the House of Commons since 1832.

Britain had its smallest budget deficit for any February since 2008, as the late arrival of self-assessed tax filings boosted government revenue.

Germany, France and Italy plan to sign up for China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, joining the UK in a project that is raising concern in Washington.

British business investment fell at its sharpest rate in nearly six years late last year, after tumbling global oil prices hit the North Sea petroleum industry, but stronger exports helped make economic growth a bit more balanced.

HSBC Holdings Plc chief executive Stuart Gulliver offered “sincerest apologies” following fresh details of how the bank’s Swiss unit helped customers evade taxes.

The two leaders in Scotland's independence debate have clashed over the issues of currency, energy and the health service in a TV debate.

Britain’s prime minister has faced heavy criticism from a high court judge for almost collapsing the multi-million pound phone hacking trial by commenting on his ex-No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson’s conviction while the jury was still out.

Britain’s weekend media was packed with stories reporting how a housing shortage is fuelling surging property prices.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Britain to cool its housing market by reining in risky mortgages, the strongest warning yet from an international organisation about the risk of a property price bubble.

Ulster Bank is set to close up to 20 branches in the Republic and in the North during the year.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will name the next Governor of the Bank of England in a statement to the House of Commons today.

Leading economies around the world have pledged $430bn in new funding for the International Monetary Fund.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne insisted today the Government was doing everything possible to “weather the storm” as economic forecasters warned the UK is likely to be already in recession.

BATTERSEA Power Station’s next owner may have to commit £700 million (€814.8m) to the derelict London development site before any construction work can be started.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a massive programme of credit easing to help spur the economy as his government drives through its plan to narrow the budget deficit.

IRELAND’S decision to guarantee the savings of the banks “smacked of panic rather than a plan” according to Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.

RUPERT Murdoch said phone hacking at one of his flagship newspapers was “deplorable and unacceptable” as David Cameron ordered a public inquiry into the scandal.

Former finance minister Brian Lenihan has died after a long battle with cancer.

The youngest Cabinet member will abolish a controversial travel tax in return for airlines opening up routes from tourist hotspots.

London: British Tourism Minister John Penrose ruled out cuts in value-added tax to encourage more tourists to visit Britain, saying narrowing the budget deficit is the priority.

Gerry Adams has officially resigned from his Westminster seat and become Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead, the British Prime Minister said today.

THE British government will tax banks’ balance sheets at a higher rate than first proposed, raising almost £9 billion (€10.68bn) over the next four years.

THE Government last night admitted it had not been in the loop when London discussed its proposed massive €8.4 billion loan to Ireland with other major world economies.

SO that’s all right then?

THE British government will provide a loan of £175 million (€199m) and £25m in cash to help the Presbyterian Mutual Society, the Northern Ireland-based church-backed lender that went into administration in 2008.

FEARS of a further reduction in child benefit have increased after Children’s Minister Barry Andrews refused to rule out cutting the payment in the upcoming budget.

Artwork which once adorned the walls of collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers will go under the hammer next month in a £2m (€2.4m)sale, administrators of the business said today.

New UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne unveiled plans for an immediate £6.25bn (€7.27bn) cut in “wasteful” public spending today – insisting the Government was “getting on with the job” of tackling the deficit.

London: Britain posted its largest April budget deficit since monthly records began in 1993, highlighting the scale of the squeeze to come as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne prepares to deliver an emergency budget.