RICS members still expect prices to slip in the short term, as separate figures show the first annual fall in house prices since 2023 and rents are set to rise.
Read more: Housing Market Steadies as Buyer Enquiries Improve, Surveyors SayWholesale prices have more than doubled this year as disruption to Qatari LNG shipments collides with thin British reserves, putting winter energy bills under pressure.
Read more: UK Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2022 as Storage Covers Just 12 DaysMinisters have published a national space strategy worth £7.8bn to 2030, including £30m for SaxaVord on Unst and £2.8bn for military satellite communications.
Read more: UK Space Strategy Commits £7.8bn, With £30m for Shetland SpaceportReports put the number of roles at risk at up to 4,000, mainly salaried and management posts, as the carmaker contends with US tariffs and a price war in China.
Read more: Jaguar Land Rover Opens Voluntary Redundancy Scheme in £1.7bn Savings DriveA total of 1,017 wildfires have been recorded in England and Wales this year, according to data shared by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), which matches last year's record. Disposable barbecues "cannot be considered a safe product" in the current conditions and they "must not be made availab
Read more: Disposable barbecue sales temporarily banned across Great Britain"True to the motto of this city, I am going to do things differently," Andy Burnham declared, a reference to the film 24 Hour Party People. His speech in Manchester did indeed show a rather different way of seeing and running the UK. The departing Greater Manchester mayor presented a diagnosis of wh
Read more: Burnham's Manchesterism: ambitious vision, not a full economic plan3 hours ago Thomas Copeland and Shruti Menon, BBC Verify BBC Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows. Two were broadcasting their locations as they crossed and a third appeared to switch on its location tracker just p
Read more: Iranian Tankers Bypass US Blockade in Gulf of OmanUK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns 2 hours ago Brian Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Sir Richard Knighton was put in charge of UK forces last September The UK's armed forces will have to "dial back" training and operations if they do not receive more cash than
Read more: Defence chief: forces may cut operations without more funding1 hour ago James Landale Diplomatic correspondent PA Media Defending the realm is supposed to be a prime minister's first priority. Yet Sir Keir Starmer is accused by two departing defence ministers of failing to provide the means to meet that vital aim. So who is right? Is the government not doing
Read more: Defence spending row exposes strains over UK security54 minutes ago Ciarán McCauley and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NI BBC Jamie Corrie said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames" Families in Belfast, including one with a two-month-old baby, are counting the cost of Tuesday night's violence after being forced to flee
Read more: Residents Describe Homes Lost and Fear After Belfast Disorder6 minutes ago Michael Race Business reporter Getty Images Ticket prices for families at various attractions such as fairs, theme parks, zoos and museums will be cheaper during the summer holidays through a cut to VAT, the chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves announced a temporary reduction in VAT from
Read more: Summer VAT cut reduces family attraction tickets and kids' meals3 hours ago Simon Jack, Business editor, Emma Simpson, Business correspondent and Kevin Peachey, Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Government ministers are pressing supermarkets on cutting costs for shoppers but will not force them to cap prices on essentials such as eggs, bread and milk. Mu
Read more: Supermarkets Reject Voluntary Grocery Price Freeze Demands
