(Alliance News) - Consumer confidence has suffered a steep drop amid signs that households see "dark days ahead" for the economy, according to a long-running survey....

(Alliance News) - The UK government has approached consultancies about taking the role of special administrator in a sign that ministers are bracing themselves for the imminent renationalisation of Thames Water, the Financial Times reported...

(Alliance News) - Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country's next premier....

(Alliance News) - The UK government is not "ripping up" climate change commitments, a minister has said, as Rachel Reeves is expected to endorse a third Heathrow runway and a bid to curb challenges to...

(Alliance News) - A UK minister has ruled out the UK joining a pan-European agreement to bolster post-Brexit trade....