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Grocery inflation in the United Kingdom reaches a record high of 17.1%, according to market research group Kantar Worldpanel, amid high levels of inflation, supply chain issues and high energy costs impacting the economy.
2023-02-28

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers the delayed autumn statement to parliament, announcing measures to stabilize the economy amid a cost of living crisis, including raising the National Living Wage from £9.50 an hour to £10.42 beginning next year, increasing pensions and welfare payments in line with rising inflation, introducing a higher rate windfall tax on the profits of energy firms, introducing a new "temporary tax" on companies that generate electricity, and capping rent increases in the social sector to 7% until 2024.
2022-11-17

The Office for National Statistics says that the economy of the United Kingdom has contracted by a record 9.9% since the pandemic began, but has narrowly avoided a double-dip recession. This is nonetheless estimated to be the largest annual contraction since 1709.
2021-02-12

British Steel Limited goes into compulsory liquidation after rescue talks between the British government and the company's owners, Greybull Capital, fail. Around 5,000 workers are employed by the company, 3,800 of whom are based in the UK.
2019-05-22

Wonga, the largest payday lender in the United Kingdom, collapses into administration.
2018-08-30

Door-to-door sales firm Kleeneze, which employs around 5,000 people, collapses into administration after 95 years.
2018-04-12

A £6 billion ($8 billion) deal to sell 24 Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar is announced.
2017-12-11

The head of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey admits to meeting oil giant Saudi Aramco over a potential £1.5 trillion listing on the London Stock Exchange. The regulator has been criticised for proposing changes to listing rules to accommodate sovereign-owned companies.
2017-10-13

The Bank of England upgrades its forecast for the UK economy, and says that inflation will fall faster than previously predicted.
2013-05-15

BT Group and TalkTalk Group announce they are seeking a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act 2010.
2010-07-8