Economy
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Economy ONS Confirms Baby Name Statistics Count Every Spelling Separately — Here’s Why It Matters
The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that its official baby names figures for England and Wales are based on the exact spelling…
14 July 2026 -
Economy ONS Publishes Environmental and Natural Capital Accounts to Link UK Economy with Environmental Data
The Office for National Statistics has drawn on data from across the Government Statistical Service to help government, businesses and the…
13 July 2026 -
Economy UK Warming, Wildlife Loss and Lower Energy Use: What the ONS Environment Review Tells Us
The Office for National Statistics has published a sweeping annual overview of the UK’s environment, climate and nature, drawing on…
13 July 2026 -
Economy ONS Releases Official Top 100 Baby Names for England and Wales in 2025
The Office for National Statistics has published its annual baby names dataset, drawn from birth registration records and covering all of…
13 July 2026 -
Economy OBR Warns UK Public Debt Could Hit 300% of GDP Within 50 Years
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s new long-term report finds that public debt is on course to become unsustainable in almost every…
13 July 2026 -
Economy FCA Sets October 2027 Date for Full UK Cryptoasset Regulation — What Kent Residents and Firms Need to Know
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that businesses carrying on regulated cryptoasset activities — including operating trading…
12 July 2026 -
Economy FCA Orders Nine Major Banks to Improve Access to Fee-Free Basic Bank Accounts
The Financial Conduct Authority has told the UK’s biggest banks and building societies to fix poor practice around basic bank accounts…
12 July 2026 -
Economy OBR Publishes 2026 Fiscal Risks Report Examining UK Public Finances Over 50 Years
The Office for Budget Responsibility has released its 2026 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report, setting out how tax, spending and debt…
12 July 2026 -
Economy UK Financial Services Activity Slumps in Q2 After Record Start to 2026, CBI Survey Finds
The Confederation of British Industry’s latest quarterly survey shows business volumes in UK financial services fell sharply in the second…
12 July 2026 -
Economy FCA’s Mills Review Sets Out to Map How AI Could Reshape UK Retail Financial Services by 2030
A review commissioned by the FCA Board is examining how artificial intelligence could transform banking, credit, insurance and financial…
11 July 2026 -
Economy UK Financial Services Firms Plan Biggest IT Spending Push Since 2021, CBI Survey Shows
A new CBI survey reveals financial services companies intend to raise IT investment to the greatest extent since September 2021, while…
11 July 2026 -
Economy Kent County Council Calls for Urgent Government Action on £112 Million Broadband Rollout
Kent County Council is pressing the Government to accelerate Project Gigabit after discussions with Building Digital UK and CityFibre, as…
11 July 2026