Many people who want to work can’t because of long-term health problems, a persistent issue that is causing Britain’s economy to go “into reverse.”
Category: Great Britain
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U.K. Rail Strike May Scuttle Post-Holiday Plans to Return to Work
Public sympathy for striking nurses and other health workers is particularly strong, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has promised to confront trade unions.
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Recession? What Recession? Pass Me Some Grapes.
The recently opened Bacchanalia serves a feast inspired by ancient Rome in an unabashedly luxurious setting that Nero would have loved.
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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63
The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the frontman of the Specials.
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Britain’s Soaring Energy Costs Strain Crisis Responders
Families in chilly, drafty homes are seeking help. The response may be a blanket and thick socks, while some doctors are writing prescriptions for heat.
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U.K. Braces Amid Largest Walkout by Ambulance Workers in Decades
The industrial action, seeking higher pay and better working conditions, was driven by a cost-of-living crisis and coincides with strikes by rail workers, nurses and others.
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Suspected Crush at London Concert Leaves 3 Critically Injured
The police responded to reports that a large crowd had tried to force its way into the O2 Academy Brixton, one of Britain’s most popular music venues.
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Bank of England Raises Rates by Half a Point to Curb Inflation
The central bank moderated the pace of increases while Britain braces for a prolonged recession.
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U.K. Inflation Rate Slows to 10.7 Percent
Helped by an easing of price increases for fuel and other goods, the rate of inflation in November edged down from a 41-year high.
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The Week in Business: Labor Actions Sweep Britain
The national average gasoline price has fallen to where it was a year ago. China’s economy is not expected to bounce back quickly, as it rolls back “zero Covid” policies. And the Fed meets.
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The Villain So Far in ‘Harry & Meghan’? Not the Royal Family.
Harry and Meghan focused their ire in their Netflix documentary on the tabloids they say have hounded them out of remorseless greed and scarcely concealed racism.
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UK Approves New Coal Mine, Despite Climate Concerns
Local politicians said the facility, the country’s first new coal mine in decades, would create hundreds of jobs.