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Lockdown easing kickstarts economy
UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 fo...
UK economy continues slow recovery
The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) crept up for the fourth consecutive month in May, ...
Construction output hit record fall in 2020 but rebound drives GDP growth
Construction output suffered its largest annual fall since records began after the Office ...
Construction only bright spot as economy reverses in January
UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have fallen by 2.9 per cent in January 202...
Skipton BS ups bad loan reserve by 98 per cent to prepare for more economic gloom
Skipton Building Society's 2020 profits took a hit as the lender upped the pot of money se...
UK suffers record economic slump
GDP shrank by 9.9 per cent last year amid Covid-19 lockdowns, marking the largest annual f...
UK economy to bounce back from Covid crisis in 2021, Bank of England predicts
The UK economy is set to bounce back this year as the Covid-19 vaccination programme takes...
Inflation picks up to 0.7 per cent
Higher clothes and food costs have contributed to a larger than expected increase in the r...
Taxpayers may lose £26bn on unpaid Bounce Back Loans
The government faces a potential loss of £15bn to £26bn through fraudulent firms applyin...
UK in recession after record 20 per cent slump
Lockdown caused the UK to plunge into the biggest recession since records began, according...