King Charles III’s monarchy will not receive a pay raise in 2024-2025. Photo : AP King Charles III’s monarchy will not receive a pay raise in 2024-2025, despite the Sovereign Grant, which funds royal duties and palace upkeep, set to surge by £45 million ($60 million) to £132 million ($170 million) in 2026-2027, according to…
Population growth in the UK is believed to be slowing down due to a drop in migration, figures suggest. According to figures released in January by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the population was projected to increase by 7.3% between mid-2022 and mid-2032. However, this has now been revised to the new figure of…
The United Kingdom’s rising unemployment rate and shrinking job market are making it increasingly difficult for international students to find work after graduation. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), unemployment rose to 4.6% between February and April 2025, the highest level since mid-2021. More than 109,000 payroll jobs were…
The job market in the United Kingdom is showing clear signs of strain, and international students—once drawn to the country’s promise of strong post-study prospects—are starting to feel the pressure. With unemployment rising to 4.6% between February and April 2025, the highest since the pandemic-era summer of 2021, the picture for graduates seeking jobs has…
Indian students and workers are the largest group of foreigners to have left the UK over the past year amid tightening visa and immigration policies, showed the country’s latest migration statistics, released on Thursday. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP) According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis for 2024, around 37,000 Indians who…
Britain’s economy grew at a monthly pace of 0.5% in February, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday, well above economists’ expectations in a Reuters poll for an expansion of 0.1%. Britain’s economy grew by a lacklustre 1.1% last year. Last month government budget forecasters halved their 2025 forecast to 1%, though…
Asian markets shrugged off another decline on Wall Street last night, with markets in China gaining after state-run banks and other financial institutions were ordered to do more to help spur more consumer spending. The Hang Seng (^HSI) jumped more than 2% in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite (000001.SS) was 1.8% up by the…
The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the third quarter of 2024, falling short of the 0.2% growth forecast by economists and marking a slowdown from the 0.5% increase recorded in the second quarter. The latest GDP figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed weakening momentum in the UK’s dominant services…