LONDON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Unemployment in Britain jumped to 1.72 million people in August with a 32,500 increase in claims for benefits, the government said Wednesday.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Lehman Brothers' fall jolted global financial markets, perhaps leading European banks to be reluctant to lend to each other, a global economist said Monday.
LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent in Britain in May, June and July, the National Institute of Economics and Social Research said.
LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Prices in Britain rose 4.4 percent in July, rising above economic forecasts and more than twice the target rate set by the Bank of England, the government said.
LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- Mortgage approval rates in Britain fell 20 percent in a month and 56 percent from a year ago, sparking worries of a widespread housing crash, sources said.
LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- Inflation in Britain hit a 16-year high in May, prompting an explanatory letter from Bank of England to the country's Chancellor, officials said.
LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Bankruptcy applications were up 12 percent in the first quarter of the year in Britain compared to the previous quarter, figures show.