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UK inflation rises to highest since early 2024 at 3.8%

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation increased to 3.8% in July from 3.6% in June, offi...

20th August, 2025

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UK pay deals hold at 3% as employers eye next budget, Brightmine says

LONDON (Reuters) -Pay settlements by British private-sector employers held at 3% in the three months...

20th August, 2025

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UK council wins bid to move asylum seekers from hotel amid anti-immigration protests

LONDON (Reuters) -A British district council on Tuesday won its bid to have asylum seekers temporari...

19th August, 2025

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UK statistics office delays retail sales data release by two weeks

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday it was delaying Friday's...

19th August, 2025

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BoE to cut interest rates just once more this year, held back by resilient inflation, growth: Reuters poll

By Anant Chandak and Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Bank of England will cut interest r...

19th August, 2025

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Sterling nudges higher against dollar, inflation data in focus

By Jaspreet Kalra (Reuters) -Sterling tracked the euro higher against the dollar on Tuesday as marke...

19th August, 2025

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UK economy was a bit bigger than thought at end of 2023, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy at the end of 2023 is now estimated to have been 2.2% bigger tha...

19th August, 2025

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UK office space provider IWG expects annual profit towards lower end of forecast

(Reuters) -British office space provider IWG said on Tuesday it expects annual adjusted core profit...

19th August, 2025

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UK grocery inflation edges lower in August, Worldpanel says

LONDON (Reuters) -British grocery inflation nudged down to stand at 5.0% over the four weeks to Augu...

19th August, 2025

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FTSE 100 gains on healthcare, defence rally; focus on Ukraine peace talks

(Reuters) -Britain's main stock indexes edged lower on Monday, dragged by losses in financial and en...

18th August, 2025

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Britain cancels extra border checks for animals ahead of UK-EU deal

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is suspending the previously planned introduction of extra border checks o...

18th August, 2025

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Sterling treads water as markets await Ukraine talks, UK CPI

By Jaspreet Kalra (Reuters) -Sterling treaded water against the dollar on Monday as investors focuse...

18th August, 2025