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Leaders of unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England have reached a deal to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages.

The end of the cap on tax-free pension savings could yet prove totemic, writes our political editor.

The U.K. is likely to avoid a recession this year, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday, adding a bit of surprise to what had been billed as a boring budget meant to restore confidence and stability in the nation’s finances.

Increasing the allowance in Wednesday's Budget means workers could avoid paying more on their pension.

Depositors withdrew savings, and investors broadly sold off bank shares as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system is secure following two bank failures.

It comes as the government and Bank of England scramble to protect customers after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed.

The government is set to reduce prepayment energy bills for more than four million households.

A florist in Slough warned now is not the time to scale back support with energy bills.

The U.K.'s Finance Minister said Friday that the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act is U.S. President Joe Biden's attempt to play "catch-up" on clean energy investments.

U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday said the government will look to cut taxes "as soon as we can afford to."

Tensions over Russia's war on Ukraine have flared at meetings of finance ministers and central bank chiefs in India.

Budgets are as much about politics as economics. But next month’s statement needs to keep financial markets onside.

Wednesday's papers look at the UK's response to Russian aggression and the Koh-i-Noor diamond.

Action over so-called spy balloons and sewage in UK rivers feature on Monday's front pages.

A wave of teacher strikes threatens one of their few real policy achievements. Do Conservatives have the heart to turn things around?

Britain’s Treasury chief says taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes.

Jeremy Hunt gave a speech Friday to lay out plans for economic growth in the U.K.LONDON — British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday signaled he is pushing ahead with tax hikes, while stressing the need to develop Brexit into a "catalyst" for U.K. growth. "The best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation," Hunt said in a speech addressed to tech giants, including Amazon, Google and Meta, as he looks to dispel economic "gloom" in the U.K. Optimism in the U.K. economy has been in "short supply" in recent months, Hunt said. Hunt told companies that they were important for the U.K. outlook, but added that "Britain is vital for your future too" and asked for their help to make the country "the world's next Silicon Valley."

Many of Wednesday's papers look at calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut taxes and Germany's decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Internal Tory dissatisfaction is always an opportunity for renegades on the Right. Boris Johnson and Liz Truss haven’t gone too far.

The first front pages of 2023 cover a range of stories, including Rishi Sunak promising "better times ahead".

The economy contracted by 0.3% over the three month period despite a rebound in October.

Hunt’s proposals play to Brexiteer allies but offer little to financiers

The reforms have been touted as a post-Brexit overhaul of EU laws that "choke off growth."

Britain is easing banking rules brought in after the 2008 global financial crisis in a bid to attract investment and secure London’s status as Europe’s leading finance center.

The U.K. government is seeking to overhaul EU laws that "choke off growth."

Reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series dominates Friday's papers.

If a 7% rent increase is deemed acceptable in the subsidized social sector, private landlords are more likely to up their charges.

The Anglophone nations are squandering one of their biggest advantages by refusing to enact sensible immigration reforms.

The British government is denying a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit.

Tony Danker tells the BBC the Autumn Statement will tackle inflation but won't revive growth.

How much weight should we put on predictions from the Office for Budget Responsibility and other experts?

Financial competence matters, but it’ll take more than that to restore healthy growth.

Britain’s Conservative government is defending its decision to hike taxes for millions of working people in the “squeezed middle” class as it tries to shore up an economy battered by double-digit inflation.

As the U.K. government announces a £55 billion ($65.5 billion) program of tax hikes and spending cuts, the country faces its sharpest fall in living standards since records began.

Friday's front pages react to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, as forecasters predict the biggest drop in living standards.

The country's finance minister made the announcement as he unveiled a litany of tax hikes and other measures to help Britain "face into the storm."

The outlook for British growth is pretty bleak.

The tax increases and spending cuts come amid grim tidings from the Office of Budget Responsibility which predicts living standards are going to fall by 7 percent over the next two years.

The U.K. government on Thursday unveiled a sweeping fiscal plan aimed at plugging a gaping hole the public finances and restoring Britain's economic credibility.

Millions of people across Britain are facing higher taxes and energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget focused on restoring the country’s financial credibility and bolstering an economy battered by soaring inflation.

Higher prices for food and energy drove Britain's inflation rate to the highest since October 1981.

Britain’s inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fueling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans Thursday.

The government knows it can’t risk a repeat of the recent meltdown in gilts.

Millions are hoping British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finds money to help them survive a cost-of-living crisis when the government releases its spending plans Thursday.

Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt must weigh the country's economic peril against his party's political survival as he delivers a long-awaited fiscal statement Thursday.

Britain’s Treasury chief, Jeremy Hunt, has warned that a spending crunch and tax increases are on their way as he bids to fill the “black hole” in the country’s finances.

Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to come.

The new prime minister vows to restore stability, but there’s a risk he kills the growth promised by his predecessor.

The new prime minister will keep Jeremy Hunt, Suella Braverman, James Cleverly and Penny Mordaunt in their jobs.

The new British prime minister appointed a government mixing allies with experienced ministers from the governments of his two immediate predecessors.

UK Treasury Chief Jeremy Hunt has delayed his much-anticipated economic statement until Nov. 17.

Rishi Sunak has faced the opposition in Parliament for the first time as Britain's prime minister, promising to restore economic stability after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.

Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s third prime minister this year.

British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales slumped.

The government’s efforts to calm markets and tame inflation mean a tougher time for consumers and retailers, at least in the short-term.

Higher taxes and a return to austerity look likely no matter who succeeds Liz Truss.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success.

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party.

British government turmoil matters less to sterling assets than how the economy is run.

Households will get a discount of £3 per kw/h instead of 52p off bills, National Grid says.

The government’s efforts to calm markets and tame inflation mean a tougher time for consumers and retailers, at least in the short-term.

As Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister resigns, job one for her successor will be to restore a sense of competence

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term in which her economic policies roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party obliterated her authority.

After weeks of crisis, can the UK’s new finance minister calm markets and reassure voters? He’ll need to work miracles.

The headlines scaring both lenders and borrowers suggest the worst is already priced in. Patience is a virtue.

Truss attended her first session of Prime Minister's Questions since newly appointed Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt ripped up her tax cutting plan.

The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss is teetering on the verge of collapse, just hours after she vowed to keep governing.

British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents.

How the new chancellor of the exchequer survived Johnson and Truss to become the UK’s most powerful politician.

After a bruising first six weeks in office, the prime minister replaced her finance chief with former leadership rival Jeremy Hunt. But she still faces a barrage of criticism.

The central bank denies reports it will delay QT. But really? Stop scaring the horses.

Just six weeks into U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' tenure and the political future of yet another Conservative leader looks to be in jeopardy.

As British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggles to retain her authority, one man is seen to be in the real position of power to restore order and credibility to the Conservative government and limit the damage caused by Truss’ economic plans.

New U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of an economic package announced by the government just weeks ago, including a planned cut in income taxes.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has only been in office for six weeks.

The new U.K. Treasury chief has insisted that Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her government despite having to roll back her signature economic policies weeks into her premiership.

Britain’s new Treasury chief has acknowledged mistakes made by his predecessor and suggested that he may reverse much of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax-cutting plans, in order to bring stability to the country after weeks of economic and political turbulence.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has abandoned a planned cut to corporation tax, scrapping a key part of an economic plan that sparked weeks of market and political turmoil.

Two candidates have been knocked out of the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain's most diverse political leadership campaign.

Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot.

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party members.

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are rushing to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field.

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race has ruled himself out of the contest.

The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has begun after he announced he is resigning as Conservative Party leader.

Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open revolt within his Conservative Party.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to narrowly win a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, but the result dealt a heavy blow to his authority.

Georgia's senior congressman is facing his toughest challenge from Republicans in more than a decade.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks from both friends and enemies amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.

A U.K. parliamentary report says Britain’s Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a delay that cost thousands of lives.

The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines says the direct health benefits of offering the jabs to all healthy 12-to-15-year-olds are marginal.

Tourists and the travel industry are venting frustration and anger after Britain's government reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts while leading a virtual press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021. The government said 100,162 people have died in the pandemic after testing positive for the virus, including 1,631 new deaths reported Tuesday. U.K. statistics agencies say that the number of deaths registered that mention COVID-19 on the death certificate is more than 108,000. British authorities are banking on a successful vaccination program to help the country suppress the outbreak and ease the lockdown. People arriving in the U.K. from abroad also must show they have tested negative for COVID-19.