LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Britain's Office for National Statistics said government borrowing in the quarter March to September soared by $24.2 billion, the highest level since 1946.

LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The Bank of England is likely to begin "printing money" to ward off deflation, a leading British economist said.

LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Inflation in Britain fell in October by the biggest margin since 1997, possibly signaling a central bank lending rate cut in December, an economist said.

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, 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, May 30 (UPI) -- Home prices in Britain fell 2.5 percent in April, Nationwide, the country's largest building society said Friday.

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.

LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- Foreclosures in Britain rose 16 percent in the first quarter of 2008, coming close to levels experienced in the 1990s, the government said.

LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Bank of England officials have signaled that further cuts in its key lending rate -- now at 5 percent -- are unlikely next week, various analysts said.