South Africa's military spending has been declining in real terms for the past decade. With the nation's economy underperforming, the defence budget fell to just 0.7% of GDP in 2023, well below the ...

That is more than double the amount spent on defence (£56.4bn) and more than the entire education budget (£116bn ... because of applications for long-term mental health problems such as ...

With the UK ready to increase its defence spending, Stephen Wright thinks the ... which may affect the value of the investment in sterling terms. You could lose money in sterling even if the ...

Britain is spending nearly twice as much on debt interest as defence, figures show, as the OECD warns that high borrowing costs are hampering Europe’s rearmament. The cost of servicing the UK ...

We need a UK supply ... it will drive long term growth in Lancashire, in Bristol, around the country. And we should think of it that way.” But while small and medium-sized businesses are set to ...

An increase in UK defence spending is part of a "macho agenda of ... Payment (PIP), which is a benefit for people with a long-term physical or mental health condition, or disability.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves will call on her European Union counterparts on Friday to work more closely with ...