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Asking prices for UK homes drop but July sales hit 5-year high, Rightmove says

LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for newly advertised British houses and apartments fell in the four...

18th August, 2025

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Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump, The Times reports

(Reuters) -British motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they...

18th August, 2025

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Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's largest bioethanol plant is set to close by next month after the UK gove...

15th August, 2025

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Sterling climbs versus dollar, on track for weekly rise

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling rose against a weakening dollar on Friday and was set to end...

15th August, 2025

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London stocks dragged down by financials after US lawmaker calls for StanChart probe

(Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 was flat on Friday, despite momentarily scaling to an all-time intrada...

15th August, 2025

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Lidl's British workers get fifth pay rise in two years

LONDON (Reuters) -The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl is to give its 28,000 hourly p...

14th August, 2025

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Britain's Princess Anne celebrates her 75th birthday

LONDON (Reuters) -Princess Anne, the late Queen Elizabeth's only daughter and a former Olympic eques...

14th August, 2025

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UK's Lammy says Israel settlement plan 'must be stopped now'

LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said Israeli plans to develop a settlement th...

14th August, 2025

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Sterling ticks higher against dollar as economy slows less than expected

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose to a fresh three-week high against the dollar on Thursday even as t...

14th August, 2025

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UK goods exports to US fell to 3-year low in June before trade deal

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British goods exports to the United States fell to their lowe...

14th August, 2025

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UK Q2 productivity 0.8% lower than a year earlier

LONDON (Reuters) -British output per hour worked in the three months to June was 0.8% lower than a y...

14th August, 2025

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Insurer Admiral's half-year profit jumps 67% on strong UK motor insurance business

(Reuters) -British insurer Admiral Group reported a 67% jump in half-year pretax profit on Thursday,...

14th August, 2025