Matthew Davies

Sales volumes increased by 0.3 per cent in May, while many had predicted a contraction

By raising interest rates the Bank of England is trying to bring inflation down. Is it working?

With inflation stubbornly high, it has put rates up by a stronger than expected 0.5 percentage points

Debt tops £2.5 trillion, more than 100 per cent of GDP, for the first time since 1961

Headline inflation remained unchanged in May, but core inflation continues to rise

Bank of England braced to increase interest rates again as 400,000 homeowners face end of cheaper fixed-rate deals

In the heart of London's Westminster, a £35m trophy building that was the home of science

Former Scottish leader repeats that she is 'certain' of having 'done nothing wrong'.

Prince of Wales says his children 'will definitely be exposed' to homelessness in the same way he was

David Warburton's resignation over sexual harassment allegations follows the resignations of Boris Johnson, Nigel Adams and Nadine Dorries

Final results from the state broadcaster show 59.1% of voters in favour of legislation to reduce the country's dependence on imported oil and gas

Guinness record holder Zero Petroleum is set for take-off with the opening of a tech centre near Oxford

Ransomware gang carries through its threat to reveal the names of the companies it claims to have hacked

For the eighth time in a year, the European Central Bank aims to further quell inflation, a day after the US Federal Reserve left rates on hold

The services sector was the largest contributor to overall GDP growth