According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK jobless rate picked up to 4.7% in the three months to May, from 4.6% in the period to April. It had been expected to remain at 4.6%, according ...

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Thursday, ahead of a UK unemployment reading, and as eyes remain on the future of US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer will host German chancellor Friedrich Merz on his first official visit to the UK on Thursday as the prime minister seeks to boost ties on defence and tackling people ...